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Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -4.5 Away covered
O/U 153.0 Under
Money WAKE -175 / SYR +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual WAKE +3 151 Won
Massey WAKE -8.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 162.1 (-11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WAKE -5.6 (-2.6) 156.6 (-5.6) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -7.8 (-4.8) 158.5 (-7.5) 79% ✓
Baseline ML WAKE -6.9 (-3.9) 158.4 (-7.4) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -7.5 (-4.5) 158.2 (-7.2) 78% ✓

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 8, 2023 WAKE 77 – 74 SYR
Mar 4, 2023 SYR 72 – 63 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WAKE SYR
Overall 25-10 16-17
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 18-2 11-5
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 2-2 2-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.5 77.4
Avg Pts Against 70.1 75.1
Massey 10.0 (#43) 5.5 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#50) 0.63 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#51) 0.63 (#133)
RPI 0.567 (#63) 0.535 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE SYR
FG% 48.2% 46.0%
3PT% 33.4% 38.7%
REB / G 36.8 36.4
OREB / G 8.9 10.7
AST / TO 1.14 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 53.5%
TOV% 17.9% 17.3%
ORB% 26.5% 30.0%
FT Rate 24.4% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 18.3%
DRB% 76.3% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 17.1%

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