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Syracuse Orange
74 – 77
FINAL Neutral Conference New York Life ACC
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Atlantic Coast Conference · First Horizon Coliseum (Neutral) · March 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -2.0 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money SYR +130 / WAKE -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual WAKE +3 151 Lost
Massey WAKE -2.6 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (-1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -2.4 (-0.6) 152.1 (-1.1) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WAKE -2.5 (-0.5) 152.0 (-1.0) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -2.5 (-0.5) 152.0 (-1.0) 40% ✓
Baseline ML WAKE -2.6 (-0.4) 152.4 (-1.4) 36% ✓

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
Dec 31, 2024 WAKE 81 – 71 SYR
Feb 4, 2024 WAKE 99 – 70 SYR
Mar 4, 2023 SYR 72 – 63 WAKE
Jan 30, 2022 SYR 94 – 72 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR WAKE
Overall 17-15 19-14
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 11-7 13-3
Away 5-6 4-8
Neutral 1-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.9 73.8
Massey 3.2 (#123) 5.9 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#107) 1.23 (#79)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#102) 1.70 (#70)
RPI 0.521 (#137) 0.536 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR WAKE
FG% 46.5% 46.2%
3PT% 35.5% 36.6%
REB / G 34.7 34.0
OREB / G 10.1 8.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 54.5%
TOV% 16.9% 17.2%
ORB% 29.9% 24.5%
FT Rate 23.0% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.3%
DRB% 66.1% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 19.4%

Game Analysis

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