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Syracuse Orange
82 – 72
FINAL Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +10 154 Won
Massey VT -1.6 (+11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (+13.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VT -1.2 (+11.2) 140.9 (+13.1) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -0.8 (+10.8) 140.9 (+13.1) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VT -0.9 (+10.9) 141.4 (+12.6) 47% ✗
Baseline ML VT -1.0 (+11.0) 141.8 (+12.2) 48% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 VT 76 – 74 SYR
Mar 1, 2025 VT 101 – 95 SYR
Feb 28, 2024 SYR 84 – 71 VT
Jan 29, 2023 VT 85 – 70 SYR
Feb 12, 2022 VT 71 – 59 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR VT
Overall 17-15 19-15
Conference 10-10 8-12
Home 11-7 13-4
Away 5-6 2-10
Neutral 1-2 4-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.1 74.1
Avg Pts Against 72.9 70.1
Massey 3.2 (#122) 9.0 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#141) 1.51 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#130) 2.15 (#57)
RPI 0.517 (#145) 0.577 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR VT
FG% 46.0% 46.6%
3PT% 35.6% 34.5%
REB / G 36.7 36.3
OREB / G 10.8 9.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 53.2%
TOV% 17.1% 14.8%
ORB% 31.2% 27.8%
FT Rate 21.7% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 17.4%
DRB% 65.5% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.8% 16.5%

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