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Boston College vs Syracuse Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 31 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 80-75
37-30 43-45
Position#169
Record12-8
FormLWLLW
Points / game76.2
Allowed / game72.4
vs
Position#110
Record14-6
FormLWWLW
Points / game75.4
Allowed / game72.0
USANCAA
Other2023-24
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Boston College winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Syracuse winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Boston CollegeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
W
86-80
86
80
+6
H10/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#257
W
85-69
85
69
+16
H21/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#119
L
78-84
78
84
-6
H03/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#265
W
95-87
95
87
+8
A06/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
L
59-69
59
69
-10
A11/01
NCAA
Clemson
#74
L
78-89
78
89
-11
A13/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
W
63-59
63
59
+4
H16/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
66-76
66
76
-10
H20/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#161
L
71-76
71
76
-5
A24/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
W
61-58
61
58
+3
A27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-36
48-44
44-29
41-40
40-36
38-48
38-51
57-36
22-32
37-37
35-44
43-45
29-36
34-23
31-34
35-42
33-44
38-32
23-23
38-35
148.9Avg total
74.2Scored
74.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)76.272.4148.6+3.860%
Season at home (12)77.670.8148.4+6.867%
Season away (8)74.174.8148.9-0.650%
Last 10 (10)74.274.7148.9-0.550%
Last 5 (5)67.871.6139.4-3.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)69.977.3147.2-7.436%
vs Similar ◀ (13)74.371.8146.2+2.554%
vs Weaker (6)79.065.3144.3+13.7100%
This opponent (Syracuse) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#75
W
83-63
83
63
+20
H17/12
NCAA
Niagara
#206
W
83-71
83
71
+12
H21/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H30/12
NCAA
Duke
#32
L
66-86
66
86
-20
A03/01
NCAA
Boston College
#169
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H11/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
67-103
67
103
-36
A13/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
W
69-58
69
58
+11
A17/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#246
W
72-69
72
69
+3
H20/01
NCAA
Florida State
#196
L
69-85
69
85
-16
H24/01
NCAA
NC State
#94
W
77-65
77
65
+12
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-25
50-38
38-28
45-43
30-38
51-35
33-35
33-51
32-22
37-37
30-52
37-51
37-26
32-32
30-31
42-38
36-35
33-50
38-22
39-43
146.8Avg total
73.6Scored
73.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)75.472.0147.4+3.470%
Season at home (13)77.169.9147.0+7.285%
Season away (7)72.375.9148.1-3.643%
Last 10 (10)73.673.2146.8+0.470%
Last 5 (5)70.876.0146.8-5.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)70.478.0148.4-7.643%
vs Similar ◀ (12)75.572.2147.7+3.367%
vs Weaker (4)84.564.8149.2+19.8100%
This opponent (Boston College) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -1.9-1.9
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -1.9-1.9
Boston CollegeSyracuse
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Boston CollegeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H10/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#257
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H21/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#119
W
40-36
40
36
+4
H03/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#265
L
38-51
38
51
-13
A06/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
L
22-32
22
32
-10
A11/01
NCAA
Clemson
#74
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A13/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
L
29-36
29
36
-7
H16/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H20/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#161
L
33-44
33
44
-11
A24/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
D
23-23
23
23
+0
A27/01
NCAA
69.8Avg total
33.3Scored
36.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.034.768.7-0.733%-
Last 30 at home (17)34.633.568.1+1.241%-
Last 30 away (13)33.236.269.4-3.123%-
Last 10 (10)33.336.569.8-3.230%-
Last 5 (5)30.236.266.4-6.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)33.135.969.0-2.836%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)35.234.469.6+0.831%-
vs Weaker (6)33.033.066.0+0.033%-
This opponent (Syracuse) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#75
W
33-25
33
25
+8
H17/12
NCAA
Niagara
#206
W
38-28
38
28
+10
H21/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
L
30-38
30
38
-8
H30/12
NCAA
Duke
#32
L
33-35
33
35
-2
A03/01
NCAA
Boston College
#169
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H11/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
30-52
30
52
-22
A13/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
W
37-26
37
26
+11
A17/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#246
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H20/01
NCAA
Florida State
#196
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H24/01
NCAA
NC State
#94
W
38-22
38
22
+16
H28/01
NCAA
65.1Avg total
33.7Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)34.133.767.8+0.452%-
Last 30 at home (19)34.732.767.4+1.963%-
Last 30 away (10)33.035.668.6-2.630%-
Last 10 (10)33.731.465.1+2.360%-
Last 5 (5)34.233.267.4+1.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)32.137.069.1-4.929%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)35.231.266.5+4.075%-
vs Weaker (3)38.728.367.0+10.367%-
This opponent (Boston College) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Boston College wins
9
Syracuse wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/24ANotre Dame61-58
24/01/24AVirginia Tech71-76
20/01/24HNorth Carolina66-76
16/01/24HNotre Dame63-59
13/01/24AClemson78-89
11/01/24ASyracuse59-69
06/01/24AGeorgia Tech95-87
03/01/24HWake Forest78-84
21/12/23HLehigh85-69
10/12/23HSt. John's (N.Y.)86-80
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/24HNC State77-65
24/01/24HFlorida State69-85
20/01/24HMiami (FL)72-69
17/01/24APittsburgh69-58
13/01/24ANorth Carolina67-103
11/01/24HBoston College69-59
03/01/24ADuke66-86
30/12/23HPittsburgh81-73
21/12/23HNiagara83-71
17/12/23HOregon83-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Boston College
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW60%
HomeWWLWL67%
AwayWLLLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20128
Win %60%67%50%
Points / game76.277.674.1
Allowed / game72.470.874.8
Point differential+3.8+6.8-0.6
Avg total148.6148.4148.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%33%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %5%8%0%
Syracuse
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW70%
HomeWWWLW85%
AwayLWLLW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20137
Win %70%85%43%
Points / game75.477.172.3
Allowed / game72.069.975.9
Point differential+3.4+7.2-3.6
Avg total147.4147.0148.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%62%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 North Carolina2017385%83.169.0+14.1
2 Duke2016480%81.067.2+13.8
3 Virginia2015575%65.357.6+7.7
4 Syracuse2014670%75.472.0+3.4
5 Wake Forest1913668%80.270.6+9.6
6 Clemson1913668%80.273.0+7.2
7 Miami (FL)2114767%80.672.0+8.5
8 SMU Mustangs2013765%75.563.4+12.2
9 NC State2013765%75.570.0+5.5
10 Virginia Tech2113862%74.368.6+5.7
11 Pittsburgh2012860%75.866.9+8.9
12 Boston College2012860%76.272.4+3.8
13 Florida State2012860%76.573.3+3.2
14 Stanford1910953%78.876.3+2.6
15 Georgia Tech2091145%72.875.8-3.1
16 California2081240%75.576.3-0.8
17 Notre Dame2071335%62.565.3-2.9
18 Louisville2061430%71.877.7-5.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Boston College374380
Syracuse304575
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