And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Atlantic Coast Conference · Tucker Center · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money FSU -450 / SYR +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total FSU win
Actual FSU +16 164 Won
Massey FSU -11.3 (+4.7)
Massey Totals 159.6 (+4.4)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 92%
Efficiency Plus ML FSU -10.0 (+6.0) 155.7 (+8.3) 83%
Baseline Tuned ML FSU -10.2 (+5.8) 154.0 (+10.0) 84%
Baseline ML FSU -10.1 (+5.9) 155.3 (+8.7) 82%
Baseline Plus ML FSU -10.1 (+5.9) 156.0 (+8.0) 81%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 14, 2026 SYR 9486 FSU
Mar 11, 2025 SYR 6662 FSU
Jan 24, 2024 FSU 8569 SYR
Feb 9, 2023 SYR 7667 FSU
Mar 9, 2022 SYR 9657 FSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FSU SYR
Overall 17-15 14-19
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-5 11-6
Away 2-9 2-9
Neutral 4-1 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.5 77.8
Massey 7.9 (#71) 0.7 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#81) -0.10 (#182)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#83) 0.06 (#155)
RPI 0.566 (#72) 0.508 (#155)
Shooting & Four Factors FSU SYR
FG% 46.6% 45.9%
3PT% 32.6% 28.5%
REB / G 34.6 38.8
OREB / G 10.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 50.3%
TOV% 18.2% 17.2%
ORB% 30.5% 30.4%
FT Rate 31.0% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 14.4%
DRB% 68.9% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 29.4% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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