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Syracuse Orange
62 – 67
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money SYR +188 / UVA -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual UVA +5 129 Lost
Massey UVA -4.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 132.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -3.0 (-2.0) 134.9 (-5.9) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -2.0 (-3.0) 133.8 (-4.8) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -3.8 (-1.2) 136.5 (-7.5) 30% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -3.3 (-1.7) 136.9 (-7.9) 38% ✓

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 72 – 59 SYR
Mar 9, 2025 SYR 84 – 70 UVA
Dec 2, 2023 UVA 84 – 62 SYR
Jan 7, 2023 UVA 73 – 66 SYR
Jan 1, 2022 UVA 74 – 69 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR UVA
Overall 17-15 25-8
Conference 10-10 15-5
Home 11-7 15-1
Away 5-6 6-5
Neutral 1-2 4-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.1 67.8
Avg Pts Against 72.9 60.5
Massey 4.9 (#98) 12.9 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#107) 2.95 (#11)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#94) 3.85 (#6)
RPI 0.533 (#113) 0.630 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR UVA
FG% 46.9% 46.0%
3PT% 37.1% 38.2%
REB / G 35.9 32.6
OREB / G 10.4 8.2
AST / TO 1.29 1.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 53.5%
TOV% 16.9% 14.6%
ORB% 30.5% 26.1%
FT Rate 21.6% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 19.8%
DRB% 66.7% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 18.7%

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