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Syracuse Orange
72 – 97
FINAL Conference
Duke Blue Devils
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money SYR +270 / DUKE -340
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual DUKE +25 169 Lost
Massey DUKE -7.3 (-17.7) — —
Massey Totals — 156.0 (+13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 16% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -4.7 (-20.3) 152.9 (+16.1) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -4.5 (-20.5) 150.1 (+18.9) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -5.5 (-19.5) 152.6 (+16.4) 26% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -4.7 (-20.3) 152.7 (+16.3) 28% ✓

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 17, 2026 DUKE 101 – 64 SYR
Feb 6, 2025 DUKE 83 – 54 SYR
Jan 3, 2024 DUKE 86 – 66 SYR
Feb 18, 2023 DUKE 77 – 55 SYR
Mar 10, 2022 DUKE 88 – 79 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR DUKE
Overall 16-17 32-7
Conference 9-11 16-4
Home 11-5 15-3
Away 3-8 9-2
Neutral 2-4 8-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 80.1
Avg Pts Against 75.1 67.8
Massey 7.7 (#74) 17.8 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#104) 3.10 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#99) 4.47 (#5)
RPI 0.537 (#105) 0.624 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR DUKE
FG% 45.1% 48.4%
3PT% 37.4% 36.8%
REB / G 36.2 39.1
OREB / G 10.3 10.8
AST / TO 1.33 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 55.0%
TOV% 15.6% 15.4%
ORB% 28.6% 31.7%
FT Rate 21.4% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 16.8%
DRB% 68.6% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 12.2%

Game Analysis

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