What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
Syracuse Orange
78 – 60
FINAL Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -0.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money SYR +100 / VT +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +18 138 Won
Massey SYR -3.2 (+14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -2.5 (+15.5) 145.0 (-7.0) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SYR -2.7 (+15.3) 141.0 (-3.0) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SYR -2.6 (+15.4) 144.7 (-6.7) 65% ✓
Baseline ML SYR -2.5 (+15.5) 144.2 (-6.2) 65% ✓

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 22, 2026 VT 76 – 74 SYR
Mar 1, 2025 VT 101 – 95 SYR
Feb 28, 2024 SYR 84 – 71 VT
Jan 29, 2023 VT 85 – 70 SYR
Jan 12, 2023 SYR 82 – 72 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR VT
Overall 18-10 15-7
Conference 9-7 9-4
Home 13-1 10-2
Away 2-7 3-3
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.8 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.1 66.0
Massey 11.4 (#39) 11.0 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#73) 2.77 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#76) 3.59 (#25)
RPI 0.554 (#82) 0.605 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR VT
FG% 44.7% 45.9%
3PT% 32.2% 34.9%
REB / G 38.3 35.6
OREB / G 10.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.47 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 53.2%
TOV% 16.5% 17.8%
ORB% 29.4% 30.5%
FT Rate 23.9% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 21.2% 18.6%
DRB% 68.3% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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