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Syracuse Orange
55 – 77
FINAL Conference
Duke Blue Devils
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -1.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money SYR -111 / DUKE -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual DUKE +22 132 Lost
Massey DUKE -1.9 (-20.1) — —
Massey Totals — 137.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -1.1 (-20.9) 138.7 (-6.7) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -2.6 (-19.4) 136.2 (-4.2) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -1.1 (-20.9) 137.8 (-5.8) 46% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -1.0 (-21.0) 139.1 (-7.1) 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

Feb 17, 2026 DUKE 101 – 64 SYR
Feb 6, 2025 DUKE 83 – 54 SYR
Jan 3, 2024 DUKE 86 – 66 SYR
Mar 10, 2022 DUKE 88 – 79 SYR
Feb 26, 2022 DUKE 97 – 72 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR DUKE
Overall 17-15 27-9
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 11-7 16-0
Away 5-6 4-6
Neutral 1-2 7-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.9 63.6
Massey 5.3 (#95) 10.9 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#92) 2.21 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.37 (#83) 2.60 (#30)
RPI 0.536 (#116) 0.605 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR DUKE
FG% 46.9% 43.7%
3PT% 35.6% 32.4%
REB / G 35.4 39.5
OREB / G 10.1 13.0
AST / TO 1.27 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 49.5%
TOV% 16.9% 19.1%
ORB% 30.3% 37.3%
FT Rate 22.5% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 17.2%
DRB% 66.5% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 15.3% 17.2%

Game Analysis

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