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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SYR -1.7 (-3.7) 147.7 (+2.3) 50% ✓
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% ✗

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 101 – 95 SYR
Feb 28, 2024 SYR 84 – 71 VT
Jan 29, 2023 VT 85 – 70 SYR
Jan 12, 2023 SYR 82 – 72 VT
Feb 12, 2022 VT 71 – 59 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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