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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SYR -0.9 (+13.1) 138.6 (+15.4) 47% ✗
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% ✓

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 72 – 59 SYR
Dec 2, 2023 UVA 84 – 62 SYR
Jan 31, 2023 UVA 67 – 62 SYR
Jan 7, 2023 UVA 73 – 66 SYR
Jan 1, 2022 UVA 74 – 69 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%

Game Analysis

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