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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SYR -4.4 (+12.4) 134.9 (+19.1) 35% ✗
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% ✗

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 95 – 86 BC
Jan 11, 2025 SYR 79 – 71 BC
Jan 31, 2024 BC 80 – 75 SYR
Jan 11, 2024 SYR 69 – 59 BC
Feb 4, 2023 SYR 77 – 68 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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