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Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · December 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money SYR +115 / WAKE -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual WAKE +10 152 Lost
Massey SYR -4.0 (-14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SYR -2.3 (-12.3) 142.2 (+9.8) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -1.7 (-11.7) 141.3 (+10.7) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -2.3 (-12.3) 138.3 (+13.7) 60% ✗
Baseline ML SYR -1.9 (-11.9) 139.4 (+12.6) 57% ✗

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 28, 2026 WAKE 88 – 83 SYR
Feb 4, 2024 WAKE 99 – 70 SYR
Mar 8, 2023 WAKE 77 – 74 SYR
Mar 4, 2023 SYR 72 – 63 WAKE
Jan 30, 2022 SYR 94 – 72 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR WAKE
Overall 14-19 21-11
Conference 7-13 13-7
Home 11-6 13-3
Away 2-9 6-6
Neutral 1-4 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 70.2
Avg Pts Against 77.8 68.0
Massey 1.9 (#126) 2.1 (#123)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#160) 1.78 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.40 (#143) 2.16 (#67)
RPI 0.522 (#134) 0.564 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR WAKE
FG% 46.6% 42.8%
3PT% 29.1% 26.5%
REB / G 38.4 34.7
OREB / G 10.6 9.8
AST / TO 1.24 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 48.3%
TOV% 16.6% 18.6%
ORB% 29.7% 28.8%
FT Rate 24.5% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 21.0%
DRB% 75.7% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 20.7%

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