I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Virginia Tech Hokies
85 – 70
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cassell Coliseum · January 29, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VT -7.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money VT -300 / SYR +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VT +15 155 Won
Massey VT -7.4 (+7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (+13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VT -5.9 (+9.1) 142.8 (+12.2) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -6.3 (+8.7) 142.9 (+12.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VT -6.0 (+9.0) 143.2 (+11.8) 71% ✓
Baseline ML VT -5.5 (+9.5) 143.5 (+11.5) 71% ✓

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 12, 2023 SYR 82 – 72 VT
Feb 12, 2022 VT 71 – 59 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT SYR
Overall 19-15 17-15
Conference 8-12 10-10
Home 13-4 11-7
Away 2-10 5-6
Neutral 4-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 74.1
Avg Pts Against 70.1 72.9
Massey 9.0 (#60) 5.2 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 1.42 (#66) 0.79 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.90 (#59) 1.21 (#91)
RPI 0.572 (#60) 0.538 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors VT SYR
FG% 46.4% 46.9%
3PT% 34.8% 37.0%
REB / G 35.2 36.3
OREB / G 8.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.45 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.2%
TOV% 15.2% 16.7%
ORB% 26.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 17.9% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 19.4%
DRB% 73.2% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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