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Louisville vs Syracuse Prediction & Stats

Date: Wed 17 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 23:30
Postponed
Position#94
Record11-4
FormLLWLW
Points / game69.5
Allowed / game64.2
vs
Position#96
Record12-6
FormLWLWW
Points / game76.6
Allowed / game70.4
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · Louisville v Syracuse
03 Mar 2026
LOUI77
SYRA62
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LOUI76
SYRA82
03 Jan 2023
LOUI69
SYRA70
17 Feb 2021
LOUI v SYRA
upcoming
12 Mar 2020
LOUI v SYRA
upcoming
19 Feb 2020
LOUI90
SYRA66
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Louisville win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Syracuse win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

LouisvilleUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#215
W
64-54
64
54
+10
A23/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#273
W
62-59
62
59
+3
H26/12
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
76-64
76
64
+12
A02/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
W
73-71
73
71
+2
H06/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
77-65
77
65
+12
A14/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#268
L
72-78
72
78
-6
A17/01
NCAA
Florida State
#42
L
65-78
65
78
-13
H19/01
NCAA
Duke
#154
W
70-65
70
65
+5
H23/01
NCAA
Clemson
#78
L
50-54
50
54
-4
A28/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#84
W
74-58
74
58
+16
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-28
34-26
28-27
34-32
37-24
39-40
36-31
37-40
46-34
31-31
21-33
51-45
28-42
37-36
36-33
34-32
22-21
28-33
33-27
41-31
132.9Avg total
68.3Scored
64.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)69.564.2133.7+5.373%
Season at home (9)72.862.6135.3+10.289%
Season away (6)64.566.7131.2-2.250%
Last 10 (10)68.364.6132.9+3.770%
Last 5 (5)66.266.6132.8-0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)75.871.5147.2+4.275%
vs Similar ◀ (10)67.164.7131.8+2.470%
vs Weaker (16)73.064.1137.1+8.975%
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
Georgetown
#187
W
74-69
74
69
+5
H10/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A13/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#215
L
76-96
76
96
-20
A16/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#268
W
83-57
83
57
+26
H20/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
W
78-60
78
60
+18
H23/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
58-81
58
81
-23
A26/01
NCAA
NC State
#137
W
76-73
76
73
+3
H31/01
NCAA
Clemson
#78
L
61-78
61
78
-17
A06/02
NCAA
NC State
#137
W
77-68
77
68
+9
A09/02
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
75-67
75
67
+8
H13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
43-30
31-39
40-40
35-41
37-32
39-64
36-22
47-35
40-34
38-26
26-35
32-46
38-47
38-26
19-39
42-39
34-33
43-35
41-35
34-32
146.3Avg total
73.3Scored
73.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)76.670.4147.1+6.267%
Season at home (11)78.465.6144.0+12.791%
Season away (7)73.978.0151.9-4.129%
Last 10 (10)73.373.0146.3+0.360%
Last 5 (5)69.473.4142.8-4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)89.289.2178.5+0.050%
vs Similar ◀ (13)70.776.2146.9-5.531%
vs Weaker (13)77.962.8140.7+15.285%
This opponent (Louisville) 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

-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: +1.7+1.71st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +2.0+2.02nd half: -0.4-0.4
-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: +1.7+1.71st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +2.0+2.02nd half: -0.4-0.4
LouisvilleSyracuse
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
LouisvilleLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#215
W
30-28
30
28
+2
A23/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#273
W
28-27
28
27
+1
H26/12
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
37-24
37
24
+13
A02/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
W
36-31
36
31
+5
H06/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
46-34
46
34
+12
A14/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#268
L
21-33
21
33
-12
A17/01
NCAA
Florida State
#42
L
28-42
28
42
-14
H19/01
NCAA
Duke
#154
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H23/01
NCAA
Clemson
#78
W
22-21
22
21
+1
A28/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#84
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H01/02
NCAA
61.7Avg total
31.7Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.531.364.8+2.263%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.731.166.8+4.669%-
Last 30 away (14)31.031.562.5-0.557%-
Last 10 (10)31.730.061.7+1.780%-
Last 5 (5)28.031.259.2-3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)36.834.070.8+2.875%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)32.031.363.3+0.780%-
vs Weaker (16)33.630.664.2+3.050%-
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
Georgetown
#187
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H10/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A13/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#215
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A16/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#268
W
36-22
36
22
+14
H20/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H23/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
26-35
26
35
-9
A26/01
NCAA
NC State
#137
L
38-47
38
47
-9
H31/01
NCAA
Clemson
#78
L
19-39
19
39
-20
A06/02
NCAA
NC State
#137
W
34-33
34
33
+1
A09/02
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
41-35
41
35
+6
H13/02
NCAA
70.1Avg total
35.4Scored
34.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.033.869.8+2.253%-
Last 30 at home (17)38.134.272.4+3.959%-
Last 30 away (13)33.233.266.5+0.046%-
Last 10 (10)35.434.770.1+0.760%-
Last 5 (5)31.637.869.4-6.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)37.545.082.5-7.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)32.835.668.5-2.838%-
vs Weaker (13)38.728.567.2+10.285%-
This opponent (Louisville) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
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Louisville wins
0
Syracuse wins
DateGameScore
20/02/20Louisville v Syracuse90-66
Louisvillelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/21HGeorgia Tech74-58
28/01/21AClemson50-54
23/01/21HDuke70-65
19/01/21HFlorida State65-78
17/01/21AMiami (FL)72-78
14/01/21AWake Forest77-65
06/01/21HVirginia Tech73-71
02/01/21ABoston College76-64
26/12/20HKentucky62-59
23/12/20APittsburgh64-54
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/21HBoston College75-67
09/02/21ANC State77-68
06/02/21AClemson61-78
31/01/21HNC State76-73
26/01/21AVirginia58-81
23/01/21HVirginia Tech78-60
20/01/21HMiami (FL)83-57
16/01/21APittsburgh76-96
13/01/21ANorth Carolina75-81
10/01/21HGeorgetown74-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Louisville
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW73%
HomeWWLWW89%
AwayWWWLL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %73%89%50%
Points / game69.572.864.5
Allowed / game64.262.666.7
Point differential+5.3+10.2-2.2
Avg total133.7135.3131.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%44%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)100% (4)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Syracuse
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW67%
HomeWWWWW91%
AwayLLLLW29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18117
Win %67%91%29%
Points / game76.678.473.9
Allowed / game70.465.678.0
Point differential+6.2+12.7-4.1
Avg total147.1144.0151.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%45%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)75% (4)-
Overtime %6%9%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 Florida State1512380%79.368.9+10.4
2 Virginia1915479%69.459.9+9.5
3 Virginia Tech1814478%72.565.6+6.9
4 SMU Mustangs1511473%74.366.6+7.7
5 Louisville1511473%69.564.2+5.3
6 Clemson1813572%65.663.1+2.5
7 Syracuse1812667%76.670.4+6.2
8 North Carolina1912763%72.769.9+2.8
9 Stanford2113862%71.368.3+3.0
10 Georgia Tech1810856%74.671.1+3.5
11 Pittsburgh179853%72.269.8+2.4
12 Duke168850%75.672.2+3.4
13 NC State189950%73.570.7+2.8
14 Notre Dame1991047%72.971.8+1.1
15 Wake Forest156940%70.370.0+0.3
16 Miami (FL)1971237%66.470.0-3.6
17 California2381535%67.070.1-3.1
18 Boston College1631319%71.477.6-6.2
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 -).
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