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Syracuse Orange
54 – 83
FINAL Conference
Duke Blue Devils
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -17.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money SYR +1300 / DUKE -4000
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual DUKE +29 137 Lost
Massey DUKE -19.8 (-9.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -19.2 (-9.8) 141.9 (-4.9) 13% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -13.8 (-15.2) 142.6 (-5.6) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -15.3 (-13.7) 142.5 (-5.5) 15% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -16.8 (-12.2) 142.5 (-5.5) 14% ✓

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
Jan 3, 2024 DUKE 86 – 66 SYR
Feb 18, 2023 DUKE 77 – 55 SYR
Mar 10, 2022 DUKE 88 – 79 SYR
Feb 26, 2022 DUKE 97 – 72 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR DUKE
Overall 14-19 35-4
Conference 7-13 19-1
Home 11-6 17-0
Away 2-9 10-1
Neutral 1-4 8-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 83.2
Avg Pts Against 77.8 62.8
Massey 2.4 (#125) 25.3 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#125) 4.19 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#115) 5.47 (#2)
RPI 0.525 (#134) 0.659 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR DUKE
FG% 45.4% 47.7%
3PT% 31.9% 36.8%
REB / G 37.8 39.3
OREB / G 10.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.06 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 56.3%
TOV% 17.6% 15.4%
ORB% 29.8% 34.9%
FT Rate 23.1% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 43.6%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 18.0%
DRB% 74.3% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 18.1%

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