Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money SYR -245 / FSU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +8 180 Won
Massey SYR -9.2 (-1.2)
Massey Totals 157.8 (+22.2)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -7.2 (+0.8) 156.3 (+23.7) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -9.5 (-1.5) 150.6 (+29.4) 83%
Baseline ML SYR -9.4 (-1.4) 150.7 (+29.3) 83%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -9.3 (-1.3) 153.3 (+26.7) 82%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2025 SYR 6662 FSU
Jan 4, 2025 FSU 9074 SYR
Jan 24, 2024 FSU 8569 SYR
Feb 9, 2023 SYR 7667 FSU
Mar 9, 2022 SYR 9657 FSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR FSU
Overall 15-17 18-15
Conference 6-12 10-8
Home 12-6 11-6
Away 2-7 6-5
Neutral 1-4 1-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 80.4
Avg Pts Against 74.2 77.9
Massey 9.2 (#69) 3.5 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#71) 0.05 (#167)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#60) 0.02 (#165)
RPI 0.544 (#92) 0.502 (#173)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR FSU
FG% 46.6% 42.2%
3PT% 32.2% 31.7%
REB / G 36.0 36.8
OREB / G 10.9 13.6
AST / TO 1.16 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 50.7%
TOV% 16.4% 16.3%
ORB% 31.5% 32.8%
FT Rate 26.9% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 21.4%
DRB% 66.8% 65.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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