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Syracuse Orange
69 – 74
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 1, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -4.0 Away covered
O/U 128.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual UVA +5 143 Lost
Massey SYR -5.9 (-10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 134.8 (+8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SYR -4.1 (-9.1) 136.1 (+6.9) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -3.7 (-8.7) 134.8 (+8.2) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -5.3 (-10.3) 135.7 (+7.3) 71% ✗
Baseline ML SYR -4.4 (-9.4) 136.1 (+6.9) 60% ✗

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 7, 2026 UVA 72 – 59 SYR
Mar 9, 2025 SYR 84 – 70 UVA
Dec 2, 2023 UVA 84 – 62 SYR
Jan 31, 2023 UVA 67 – 62 SYR
Jan 7, 2023 UVA 73 – 66 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR UVA
Overall 16-17 21-14
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 11-5 11-7
Away 3-8 7-6
Neutral 2-4 3-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 62.4
Avg Pts Against 75.1 60.1
Massey 6.2 (#86) 4.6 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#101) 0.23 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#120) 0.76 (#126)
RPI 0.551 (#92) 0.500 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR UVA
FG% 46.4% 44.6%
3PT% 37.5% 31.7%
REB / G 36.3 31.8
OREB / G 10.0 8.1
AST / TO 1.27 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 50.2%
TOV% 16.5% 17.4%
ORB% 28.2% 26.1%
FT Rate 22.3% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 19.5%
DRB% 66.4% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 14.9%

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