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Clemson Tigers
78 – 61
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Littlejohn Coliseum · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread CLEM -3.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money CLEM -138 / SYR +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total CLEM win
Actual CLEM +17 139 Won
Massey CLEM -0.3 (+16.7) — —
Massey Totals — 134.3 (+4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CLEM -1.7 (+15.3) 134.4 (+4.6) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLEM -1.5 (+15.5) 136.2 (+2.8) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CLEM -1.9 (+15.1) 137.0 (+2.0) 57% ✓
Baseline ML CLEM -2.0 (+15.0) 134.6 (+4.4) 61% ✓

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 CLEM SYR
Overall 16-8 18-10
Conference 10-6 9-7
Home 11-1 13-1
Away 2-5 2-7
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 64.9 74.8
Avg Pts Against 61.9 70.1
Massey 8.8 (#64) 11.1 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 2.45 (#27) 1.58 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.06 (#34) 2.22 (#59)
RPI 0.616 (#16) 0.569 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors CLEM SYR
FG% 41.2% 44.7%
3PT% 30.9% 31.7%
REB / G 32.9 37.3
OREB / G 9.1 10.3
AST / TO 0.98 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 51.1%
TOV% 18.9% 16.2%
ORB% 26.3% 28.4%
FT Rate 18.2% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 20.4%
DRB% 72.0% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 18.4%

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