The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Syracuse Orange
74 76
FINAL Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · January 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money SYR -180 / VT +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual VT +2 150 Lost
Massey SYR -1.2 (-3.2)
Massey Totals 154.5 (-4.5)
Bradley-Terry 39%
Weighted B-T 33%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -1.5 (-3.5) 150.2 (-0.2) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -1.3 (-3.3) 146.9 (+3.1) 57%
Baseline ML SYR -1.4 (-3.4) 147.9 (+2.1) 53%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -1.7 (-3.7) 147.7 (+2.3) 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

Mar 1, 2025 VT 10195 SYR
Feb 28, 2024 SYR 8471 VT
Jan 29, 2023 VT 8570 SYR
Jan 12, 2023 SYR 8272 VT
Feb 12, 2022 VT 7159 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR VT
Overall 15-17 19-13
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 12-6 14-3
Away 2-7 3-7
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 75.0 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.2 74.9
Massey 8.7 (#72) 10.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#85) 2.18 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#79) 3.03 (#40)
RPI 0.534 (#105) 0.613 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR VT
FG% 47.3% 45.8%
3PT% 33.2% 34.6%
REB / G 36.1 36.6
OREB / G 10.8 11.7
AST / TO 1.14 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 52.5%
TOV% 17.0% 14.3%
ORB% 31.4% 32.8%
FT Rate 26.0% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 18.4%
DRB% 67.0% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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