I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Syracuse Orange
60 – 63
FINAL Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -11.0 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Money SYR -750 / PITT +525
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual PITT +3 123 Lost
Massey SYR -12.7 (-15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (-21.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -10.6 (-13.6) 144.9 (-21.9) 86% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -8.2 (-11.2) 145.9 (-22.9) 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SYR -7.6 (-10.6) 146.4 (-23.4) 77% ✗
Baseline ML SYR -9.1 (-12.1) 144.1 (-21.1) 77% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 PITT 71 – 69 SYR
Jan 10, 2026 SYR 83 – 72 PITT
Feb 19, 2025 PITT 80 – 69 SYR
Jan 25, 2025 PITT 77 – 73 SYR
Jan 17, 2024 SYR 69 – 58 PITT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR PITT
Overall 18-10 10-12
Conference 9-7 6-10
Home 13-1 7-6
Away 2-7 3-5
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.8 71.2
Avg Pts Against 70.1 70.1
Massey 15.0 (#18) 5.7 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 2.44 (#31) 1.52 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.50 (#32) 1.05 (#111)
RPI 0.632 (#20) 0.541 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR PITT
FG% 45.4% 43.7%
3PT% 32.0% 31.2%
REB / G 41.1 41.9
OREB / G 11.4 13.4
AST / TO 1.35 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 49.0%
TOV% 17.8% 20.3%
ORB% 30.8% 35.1%
FT Rate 29.0% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 23.3% 21.0%
DRB% 73.2% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 23.6%

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