And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Syracuse Orange
72 – 75
FINAL Conference
Miami Hurricanes
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · March 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -2.0 Away covered
O/U 150.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual MIA +3 147 Lost
Massey SYR -1.5 (-4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 159.5 (-12.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SYR -0.4 (-3.4) 155.3 (-8.3) 47% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -1.6 (-4.6) 152.5 (-5.5) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -0.9 (-3.9) 157.2 (-10.2) 56% ✗
Baseline ML SYR -0.8 (-3.8) 157.3 (-10.3) 52% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 MIA 85 – 76 SYR
Feb 12, 2025 MIA 91 – 84 SYR
Jan 20, 2024 SYR 72 – 69 MIA
Jan 17, 2023 MIA 82 – 78 SYR
Jan 6, 2022 MIA 88 – 87 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR MIA
Overall 16-17 26-11
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 11-5 10-5
Away 3-8 10-2
Neutral 2-4 6-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 73.9
Avg Pts Against 75.1 70.4
Massey 7.1 (#83) 8.4 (#67)
Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#108) 1.80 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#101) 2.27 (#48)
RPI 0.531 (#119) 0.570 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR MIA
FG% 45.4% 47.5%
3PT% 37.3% 35.8%
REB / G 35.7 30.4
OREB / G 10.1 7.5
AST / TO 1.32 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 54.0%
TOV% 15.5% 14.2%
ORB% 28.3% 23.2%
FT Rate 20.8% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 20.6%
DRB% 67.7% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 16.3%

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