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Syracuse Orange
79 – 78
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money SYR +114 / SMU -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +1 157 Won
Massey SMU -4.0 (+5.0) — —
Massey Totals — 162.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SMU -1.9 (+2.9) 158.2 (-1.2) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -2.6 (+3.6) 156.2 (+0.8) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -1.5 (+2.5) 155.9 (+1.1) 45% ✗
Baseline ML SMU -1.5 (+2.5) 155.4 (+1.6) 46% ✗

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 10, 2026 SMU 86 – 69 SYR
Mar 13, 2025 SMU 73 – 53 SYR
Mar 5, 2025 SMU 77 – 75 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR SMU
Overall 15-17 20-14
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 12-6 15-3
Away 2-7 3-8
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 75.0 84.1
Avg Pts Against 74.2 77.9
Massey 8.9 (#68) 15.8 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 1.25 (#78) 2.43 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#72) 3.19 (#37)
RPI 0.538 (#93) 0.612 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR SMU
FG% 47.4% 49.7%
3PT% 33.1% 37.9%
REB / G 35.0 38.0
OREB / G 10.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.17 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 56.4%
TOV% 16.3% 16.2%
ORB% 29.9% 35.1%
FT Rate 24.2% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.6%
DRB% 67.0% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 23.0%

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