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2026-01-21

Model Predictions

Model Virginia Tech Hokies Syracuse Orange Spread Result
Elo 56.6% 43.4% -
Bradley-Terry 56.5% 43.5% -
Margin 51.7% 48.3% -0.4 (1.6 off)
Pythagorean 51.8% 48.2% -
Efficiency 67.1% 32.9% -
Adjusted Efficiency 57.8% 42.2% -
Log Adjusted 57.6% 42.4% -
Points Off/Def 49.7% 50.3% -

Actual: Syracuse Orange -2 (74-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Virginia Tech Hokies

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
B. Hammond 37 5-10 2-4 12-13 4 4 6 0 2 24 26 +1.6
N. Avdalas 33 4-15 0-4 2-4 4 3 2 0 1 10 3 -2.8
J. Schutt 32 1-5 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 3 -2 -2.7
T. Lawal 30 3-6 0-0 10-14 11 0 0 2 2 16 21 -2.4
A. Hansberry 24 5-6 0-1 0-0 4 3 1 0 1 10 11 -1.9
J. Bedford 21 1-4 1-3 2-4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 +1.7
C. Gurdak 21 4-5 0-0 0-1 8 0 0 1 1 8 11 -
A. Dorn 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1.0

Syracuse Orange

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
N. Kingz 33 3-8 3-7 2-2 2 1 2 1 0 11 9 +8.9
D. Freeman 32 3-14 2-6 2-2 9 2 1 0 4 10 4 +6.6
W. Kyle III 27 5-6 0-0 0-0 8 2 0 0 3 10 11 -6.9
N. George 23 2-4 1-2 1-2 1 3 1 1 1 6 7 +9.4
JJ Starling 23 5-11 0-0 2-2 1 3 1 0 1 12 5 +0.2
T. Betsey 19 2-3 2-3 3-3 5 0 0 0 1 9 10 +6.6
K. Anthony 17 1-6 1-2 2-3 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 -10.3
S. White Jr. 15 5-9 1-3 0-0 3 0 1 1 3 11 4 -0.3
B. Zephir 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -4.9
L. Fennell 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1.0

* = starter