And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Syracuse Orange
84 70
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · March 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money SYR -115 / UVA -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +14 154 Won
Massey SYR -1.7 (+12.3)
Massey Totals 138.7 (+15.3)
Bradley-Terry 45%
Weighted B-T 44%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -1.3 (+12.7) 139.8 (+14.2) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -1.3 (+12.7) 138.7 (+15.3) 55%
Baseline ML SYR -0.7 (+13.3) 139.5 (+14.5) 50%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -0.9 (+13.1) 138.6 (+15.4) 47%

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 7, 2026 UVA 7259 SYR
Dec 2, 2023 UVA 8462 SYR
Jan 31, 2023 UVA 6762 SYR
Jan 7, 2023 UVA 7366 SYR
Jan 1, 2022 UVA 7469 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR UVA
Overall 14-19 15-17
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 11-6 10-7
Away 2-9 4-7
Neutral 1-4 1-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 64.8
Avg Pts Against 77.8 66.8
Massey 2.7 (#122) 4.3 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#151) 0.99 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#135) 1.36 (#86)
RPI 0.502 (#177) 0.536 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR UVA
FG% 45.7% 44.7%
3PT% 33.2% 38.0%
REB / G 37.4 29.8
OREB / G 11.0 6.8
AST / TO 1.10 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.9%
TOV% 17.6% 16.5%
ORB% 31.1% 22.8%
FT Rate 23.3% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 15.2%
DRB% 73.7% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 21.0%

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