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Duke Blue Devils
85 – 71
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cameron Indoor Stadium · February 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money DUKE -200 / SYR +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +14 156 Won
Massey DUKE -2.0 (+12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (+4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -3.3 (+10.7) 149.0 (+7.0) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -3.2 (+10.8) 147.7 (+8.3) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -3.3 (+10.7) 150.4 (+5.6) 68% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -3.5 (+10.5) 151.5 (+4.5) 71% ✓

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 DUKE SYR
Overall 13-11 18-10
Conference 9-9 9-7
Home 8-5 13-1
Away 3-6 2-7
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 74.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 70.1
Massey 10.4 (#48) 10.7 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 1.34 (#72) 1.69 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#62) 2.25 (#58)
RPI 0.542 (#93) 0.576 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE SYR
FG% 46.9% 44.2%
3PT% 35.9% 33.2%
REB / G 35.3 36.3
OREB / G 11.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.21 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 50.5%
TOV% 18.4% 16.1%
ORB% 32.2% 29.0%
FT Rate 16.1% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 21.0%
DRB% 73.3% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 19.2%

Game Analysis

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