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Boston College Eagles
81 73 OT
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Conte Forum · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money BC +220 / SYR -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total BC win
Actual BC +8 154 Won
Massey SYR -6.0 (+14.0)
Massey Totals 135.8 (+18.2)
Bradley-Terry 14%
Weighted B-T 8%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -5.3 (+13.3) 136.8 (+17.2) 36%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -6.5 (+14.5) 132.9 (+21.1) 25%
Baseline ML SYR -5.5 (+13.5) 134.9 (+19.1) 29%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -4.4 (+12.4) 134.9 (+19.1) 35%

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 8, 2025 SYR 9586 BC
Jan 11, 2025 SYR 7971 BC
Jan 31, 2024 BC 8075 SYR
Jan 11, 2024 SYR 6959 BC
Feb 4, 2023 SYR 7768 BC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BC SYR
Overall 11-20 15-17
Conference 4-14 6-12
Home 10-7 12-6
Away 1-10 2-7
Neutral 0-3 1-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak W1 L6
Avg Pts For 67.4 75.0
Avg Pts Against 70.7 74.2
Massey -0.2 (#169) 9.3 (#67)
Bradley-Terry -0.72 (#233) 1.66 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#210) 2.52 (#55)
RPI 0.467 (#237) 0.547 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors BC SYR
FG% 39.9% 47.5%
3PT% 29.3% 32.9%
REB / G 38.1 35.9
OREB / G 11.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.02 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 53.5%
TOV% 16.0% 16.6%
ORB% 29.8% 31.8%
FT Rate 23.6% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 20.1%
DRB% 71.1% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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