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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -1.1 (-20.9) 138.7 (-6.7) 50%

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 10164 SYR
Feb 6, 2025 DUKE 8354 SYR
Jan 3, 2024 DUKE 8666 SYR
Mar 10, 2022 DUKE 8879 SYR
Feb 26, 2022 DUKE 9772 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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