I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Syracuse Orange
91 – 78
FINAL Conference
Clemson Tigers
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +13 169 Won
Massey SYR -2.1 (+10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 156.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SYR -0.9 (+12.1) 150.0 (+19.0) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -1.8 (+11.2) 147.6 (+21.4) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -1.4 (+11.6) 150.8 (+18.2) 56% ✓
Baseline ML SYR -0.8 (+12.2) 150.3 (+18.7) 51% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 CLEM 64 – 61 SYR
Jan 23, 2025 CLEM 86 – 72 SYR
Mar 6, 2024 CLEM 90 – 75 SYR
Feb 10, 2024 CLEM 77 – 68 SYR
Feb 23, 2023 CLEM 91 – 73 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR CLEM
Overall 16-17 17-16
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 11-5 11-5
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 2-4 3-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 71.7
Avg Pts Against 75.1 68.5
Massey 5.8 (#94) 7.5 (#71)
Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#136) 1.00 (#97)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#140) 1.52 (#89)
RPI 0.522 (#131) 0.550 (#89)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR CLEM
FG% 45.5% 46.5%
3PT% 37.9% 38.4%
REB / G 36.3 36.1
OREB / G 10.9 9.2
AST / TO 1.29 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 53.6%
TOV% 16.9% 17.4%
ORB% 30.5% 28.3%
FT Rate 23.3% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 17.2%
DRB% 67.7% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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