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Atlantic Coast Conference · McCamish Pavilion · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money GT +120 / SYR -142
Model Predictions
Spread Total GT win
Actual SYR +10 154 Lost
Massey SYR -0.5 (-9.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (+10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GT -1.0 (-11.0) 140.1 (+13.9) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GT -0.6 (-10.6) 142.8 (+11.2) 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GT -0.8 (-10.8) 142.7 (+11.3) 55% ✗
Baseline ML GT -1.1 (-11.1) 140.0 (+14.0) 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

Jan 8, 2025 SYR 62 – 55 GT
Feb 17, 2024 GT 65 – 60 SYR
Mar 1, 2023 GT 96 – 76 SYR
Jan 21, 2023 SYR 80 – 63 GT
Feb 22, 2022 SYR 74 – 73 GT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GT SYR
Overall 11-20 15-17
Conference 2-16 6-12
Home 10-9 12-6
Away 1-9 2-7
Neutral 0-2 1-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L12 L6
Avg Pts For 73.8 75.0
Avg Pts Against 77.4 74.2
Massey 2.9 (#123) 7.2 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#160) 0.84 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#177) 1.52 (#87)
RPI 0.513 (#144) 0.505 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors GT SYR
FG% 45.6% 46.3%
3PT% 35.8% 30.9%
REB / G 40.5 36.0
OREB / G 11.5 11.1
AST / TO 1.25 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 52.0%
TOV% 19.2% 16.1%
ORB% 32.7% 31.2%
FT Rate 24.6% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 21.0%
DRB% 70.6% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 21.7%

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