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Syracuse vs Virginia Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 22 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 74-76
37-30 37-46
Position#236
Record12-6
FormLWWWL
Points / game75.7
Allowed / game67.7
vs
Position#122
Record14-5
FormLLWLW
Points / game82.3
Allowed / game74.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SyracuseUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Saint Josephs Hawks
#75
W
71-63
71
63
+8
H12/12
NCAA
Hofstra
#54
L
69-70
69
70
-1
H13/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
76-62
76
62
+14
H18/12
NCAA
Northeastern
#358
W
91-83
91
83
+8
H20/12
NCAA
Stonehill
#283
W
77-48
77
48
+29
H23/12
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
61-64
61
64
-3
H31/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
W
82-72
82
72
+10
A07/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#282
W
83-72
83
72
+11
A10/01
NCAA
Florida State
#167
W
94-86
94
86
+8
H14/01
NCAA
Boston College
#308
L
73-81 OT
73
81
-8
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-30
37-33
37-36
32-34
39-23
37-39
41-31
50-52
39-27
38-21
28-29
33-35
44-30
38-42
48-37
35-35
43-40
51-46
33-28
31-36
147.8Avg total
77.7Scored
70.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)75.767.7143.4+8.167%
Season at home (11)77.063.5140.5+13.582%
Season away (7)73.774.1147.9-0.443%
Last 10 (10)77.770.1147.8+7.670%
Last 5 (5)78.675.0153.6+3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)65.875.1140.8-9.317%
vs Similar ◀ (13)82.071.4153.4+10.685%
vs Weaker (5)82.865.2148.0+17.680%
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
George Mason
#47
W
73-62
73
62
+11
H06/12
NCAA
Western Carolina
#221
W
96-74
96
74
+22
H12/12
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
W
82-53
82
53
+29
H14/12
NCAA
Elon
#256
W
82-81 OT
82
81
+1
H20/12
NCAA
Virginia
#19
W
95-85 OT
95
85
+10
H31/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
78-81
78
81
-3
A03/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
L
68-69
68
69
-1
H08/01
NCAA
California
#79
W
78-75
78
75
+3
H10/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
L
76-77
76
77
-1
A15/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#269
W
89-76
89
76
+13
H17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-30
30-32
53-34
43-40
38-29
44-24
35-43
37-29
23-24
32-31
32-36
46-45
31-24
37-45
37-37
41-38
38-39
38-38
45-34
44-42
155.0Avg total
81.7Scored
73.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)82.374.1156.4+8.374%
Season at home (13)86.572.2158.7+14.292%
Season away (6)73.378.0151.3-4.733%
Last 10 (10)81.773.3155.0+8.470%
Last 5 (5)77.875.6153.4+2.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)67.677.4145.0-9.825%
vs Similar ◀ (17)79.573.9153.4+5.665%
vs Weaker (5)83.869.8153.6+14.0100%
This opponent (Syracuse) 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

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +7.5+7.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +0.9+0.92nd half: +2.8+2.8
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +7.5+7.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +0.9+0.92nd half: +2.8+2.8
SyracuseVirginia Tech
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
SyracuseLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Saint Josephs Hawks
#75
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H12/12
NCAA
Hofstra
#54
W
37-36
37
36
+1
H13/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
39-23
39
23
+16
H18/12
NCAA
Northeastern
#358
W
41-31
41
31
+10
H20/12
NCAA
Stonehill
#283
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H23/12
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
28-29
28
29
-1
H31/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#309
W
44-30
44
30
+14
A07/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#282
W
48-37
48
37
+11
A10/01
NCAA
Florida State
#167
W
43-40
43
40
+3
H14/01
NCAA
Boston College
#308
W
33-28
33
28
+5
A17/01
NCAA
69.7Avg total
38.6Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.531.067.5+5.573%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.829.265.0+6.681%-
Last 30 away (14)37.333.170.4+4.164%-
Last 10 (10)38.631.169.7+7.590%-
Last 5 (5)39.232.872.0+6.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)32.533.966.4-1.442%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)39.631.170.7+8.592%-
vs Weaker (5)38.024.062.0+14.0100%-
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
George Mason
#47
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H06/12
NCAA
Western Carolina
#221
W
53-34
53
34
+19
H12/12
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#345
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H14/12
NCAA
Elon
#256
L
35-43
35
43
-8
H20/12
NCAA
Virginia
#19
L
23-24
23
24
-1
H31/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
32-36
32
36
-4
A03/01
NCAA
Stanford
#103
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H08/01
NCAA
California
#79
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H10/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#129
L
38-39
38
39
-1
A15/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#269
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H17/01
NCAA
70.5Avg total
37.5Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.434.368.7+0.143%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.134.571.6+2.653%-
Last 30 away (11)29.834.063.8-4.227%-
Last 10 (10)37.533.070.5+4.550%-
Last 5 (5)36.634.070.6+2.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)26.835.462.1-8.60%-
vs Similar ◀ (17)36.634.971.5+1.847%-
vs Weaker (5)39.230.669.8+8.6100%-
This opponent (Syracuse) 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
4
Syracuse wins
4
Virginia Tech wins
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26ABoston College73-81 OT
14/01/26HFlorida State94-86
10/01/26APittsburgh83-72
07/01/26AGeorgia Tech82-72
31/12/25HClemson61-64
23/12/25HStonehill77-48
20/12/25HNortheastern91-83
18/12/25HMercyhurst Lakers76-62
13/12/25HHofstra69-70
12/12/25HSaint Josephs Hawks71-63
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26HNotre Dame89-76
15/01/26ASMU Mustangs76-77
10/01/26HCalifornia78-75
08/01/26HStanford68-69
03/01/26AWake Forest78-81
31/12/25HVirginia95-85 OT
20/12/25HElon82-81 OT
14/12/25HMd.-East. Shore82-53
12/12/25HWestern Carolina96-74
06/12/25HGeorge Mason73-62

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Syracuse
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL67%
HomeWWWLW82%
AwayLLWWL43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18117
Win %67%82%43%
Points / game75.777.073.7
Allowed / game67.763.574.1
Point differential+8.1+13.5-0.4
Avg total143.4140.5147.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%36%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)50% (4)0% (1)
Overtime %11%0%29%
Virginia Tech
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW74%
HomeWWLWW92%
AwayLLWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19136
Win %74%92%33%
Points / game82.386.573.3
Allowed / game74.172.278.0
Point differential+8.3+14.2-4.7
Avg total156.4158.7151.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%62%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)67% (3)50% (4)
Overtime %21%23%17%
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 Duke1817194%85.565.1+20.4
2 Virginia1916384%82.469.1+13.3
3 Clemson2016480%77.165.2+11.8
4 Miami (FL)1915479%84.968.9+16.0
5 North Carolina1915479%82.469.5+12.9
6 SMU Mustangs1914574%87.576.8+10.6
7 California1914574%78.870.5+8.3
8 Virginia Tech1914574%82.374.1+8.3
9 Stanford1914574%76.572.2+4.3
10 Louisville1813572%87.969.6+18.4
11 NC State1913668%85.571.8+13.7
12 Syracuse1812667%75.767.7+8.1
13 Wake Forest1911858%80.975.8+5.1
14 Georgia Tech1911858%75.673.1+2.5
15 Notre Dame1910953%73.270.4+2.7
16 Boston College1991047%68.468.2+0.3
17 Pittsburgh1981142%72.770.7+1.9
18 Florida State1981142%81.480.4+1.0
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
Syracuse373774
Virginia Tech304676
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