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Pittsburgh Panthers
68 – 73
FINAL Conference
Clemson Tigers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Petersen Events Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CLEM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money PITT +150 / CLEM -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual CLEM +5 141 Lost
Massey CLEM -3.6 (-1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 136.4 (+4.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CLEM -1.7 (-3.3) 134.6 (+6.4) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLEM -1.4 (-3.6) 131.4 (+9.6) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CLEM -1.3 (-3.7) 132.5 (+8.5) 38% ✓
Baseline ML CLEM -1.5 (-3.5) 134.1 (+6.9) 45% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 CLEM 63 – 52 PITT
Jan 18, 2025 CLEM 78 – 75 PITT
Feb 28, 2024 CLEM 69 – 62 PITT
Dec 3, 2023 CLEM 79 – 70 PITT
Jan 7, 2023 CLEM 75 – 74 PITT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PITT CLEM
Overall 13-20 24-11
Conference 5-13 12-6
Home 8-10 13-3
Away 3-8 6-5
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.5 73.8
Avg Pts Against 71.8 66.7
Massey 6.2 (#99) 13.7 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#137) 2.38 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#150) 3.03 (#46)
RPI 0.526 (#119) 0.610 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT CLEM
FG% 45.6% 45.9%
3PT% 35.9% 33.2%
REB / G 35.6 38.7
OREB / G 11.8 11.3
AST / TO 1.18 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.8%
TOV% 17.0% 13.9%
ORB% 34.5% 32.6%
FT Rate 22.0% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 16.7%
DRB% 71.0% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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