I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Syracuse Orange
112 – 110 2OT
FINAL Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Indiana Hoosiers
JMA Wireless Dome · December 1, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +2 222 Won
Massey IU -2.6 (+4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (+74.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IU -2.5 (+4.5) 145.0 (+77.0) 33% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -0.4 (+2.4) 146.4 (+75.6) 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IU -3.8 (+5.8) 150.2 (+71.8) 42% ✗
Baseline ML IU -2.8 (+4.8) 147.6 (+74.4) 32% ✗

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR IU
Overall 16-17 21-14
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 11-5 14-4
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 2-4 4-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 70.8
Avg Pts Against 75.1 66.2
Massey 1.3 (#147) 10.1 (#33)
Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#237) 2.19 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#232) 3.37 (#37)
RPI 0.461 (#239) 0.621 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR IU
FG% 46.5% 50.0%
3PT% 38.1% 36.8%
REB / G 36.8 40.2
OREB / G 10.0 8.5
AST / TO 1.26 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 56.2%
TOV% 17.0% 20.8%
ORB% 29.3% 27.1%
FT Rate 25.8% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 36.3%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.7%
DRB% 70.6% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 21.7%

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