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Virginia Cavaliers
73 66
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -11.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money UVA -1000 / SYR +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +7 139 Won
Massey UVA -14.4 (-7.4)
Massey Totals 128.2 (+10.8)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML UVA -10.7 (-3.7) 129.7 (+9.3) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -11.6 (-4.6) 132.1 (+6.9) 86%
Baseline ML UVA -12.0 (-5.0) 134.1 (+4.9) 85%
Baseline Plus ML UVA -11.6 (-4.6) 131.8 (+7.2) 86%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 UVA 7259 SYR
Mar 9, 2025 SYR 8470 UVA
Dec 2, 2023 UVA 8462 SYR
Jan 31, 2023 UVA 6762 SYR
Jan 1, 2022 UVA 7469 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA SYR
Overall 25-8 17-15
Conference 15-5 10-10
Home 15-1 11-7
Away 6-5 5-6
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 74.1
Avg Pts Against 60.5 72.9
Massey 12.4 (#24) 2.4 (#133)
Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#21) 0.30 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#14) 0.51 (#128)
RPI 0.605 (#28) 0.510 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA SYR
FG% 45.9% 46.0%
3PT% 37.2% 34.5%
REB / G 32.7 36.7
OREB / G 8.3 10.9
AST / TO 1.62 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.0%
TOV% 15.6% 16.7%
ORB% 27.1% 31.4%
FT Rate 30.3% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 20.9%
DRB% 72.9% 64.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 15.1%

Game Analysis

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