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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 Plus ML GT -0.8 (-10.8) 142.7 (+11.3) 55%
Model 4 ML GT -0.6 (-10.6) 142.8 (+11.2) 59%
Model 3 ML GT -1.0 (-11.0) 140.1 (+13.9) 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 6255 GT
Feb 17, 2024 GT 6560 SYR
Mar 1, 2023 GT 9676 SYR
Jan 21, 2023 SYR 8063 GT
Feb 22, 2022 SYR 7473 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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