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Virginia Tech vs Syracuse Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 18 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 69-71
28-36 41-35
Position#258
Record8-4
FormWLWWW
Points / game68.6
Allowed / game64.5
Virginia Tech
USA
vs
Syracuse 🏆
USA
Position#165
Record7-6
FormWLLWW
Points / game75.3
Allowed / game68.2
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Virginia Tech v Syracuse
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VIRG101
SYRA95
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SYRA70
12 Feb 2022
VIRG71
SYRA59
18 Jan 2020
VIRG69
SYRA71
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Virginia TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brigham Young
#20
L
77-90
77
90
-13
A28/11
NCAA
Duke
#19
L
63-77
63
77
-14
H07/12
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
W
63-58
63
58
+5
H12/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#133
W
73-46
73
46
+27
H15/12
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
64-55
64
55
+9
H21/12
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#346
W
92-37
92
37
+55
H29/12
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
39-65
39
65
-26
A04/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
W
67-63
67
63
+4
A08/01
NCAA
NC State
#119
W
72-58
72
58
+14
H11/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
W
80-70
80
70
+10
A15/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-35
40-55
41-38
22-39
32-28
31-30
34-24
39-22
26-18
38-37
45-22
47-15
17-30
22-35
27-33
40-30
40-33
32-25
33-31
47-39
130.9Avg total
69.0Scored
61.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)68.664.5133.1+4.167%
Season at home (7)69.960.0129.9+9.971%
Season away (5)66.870.8137.6-4.060%
Last 10 (10)69.061.9130.9+7.170%
Last 5 (5)70.058.6128.6+11.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)67.370.1137.4-2.845%
vs Similar (2)72.062.5134.5+9.5100%
vs Weaker (1)92.037.0129.0+55.0100%
This opponent (Syracuse) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa
#90
L
54-68
54
68
-14
H04/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#168
W
97-63
97
63
+34
A07/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#243
L
79-89
79
89
-10
A14/12
NCAA
Oakland
#275
W
74-62
74
62
+12
H19/12
NCAA
North Florida
#112
W
82-70
82
70
+12
H21/12
NCAA
Niagara
#248
W
71-57
71
57
+14
H29/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#117
L
87-88
87
88
-1
H04/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#258
L
63-67
63
67
-4
H08/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
W
63-55 OT
63
55
+8
A11/01
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
76-50
76
50
+26
H15/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-30
25-38
48-28
49-35
36-48
43-41
43-35
31-27
35-33
47-37
41-28
30-29
40-37
47-51
33-27
30-40
24-20
19-23
38-13
38-37
141.5Avg total
74.6Scored
66.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)75.368.2143.5+7.254%
Season at home (10)74.067.9141.9+6.150%
Season away (3)79.769.0148.7+10.767%
Last 10 (10)74.666.9141.5+7.760%
Last 5 (5)72.063.4135.4+8.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)75.875.4151.1+0.438%
vs Weaker ◀ (6)75.561.3136.8+14.267%
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Weaker. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +4.0+4.01st half: +6.8+6.82nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +0.1+0.1
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +4.0+4.01st half: +6.8+6.82nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +0.1+0.1
Virginia TechSyracuse
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.
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Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brigham Young
#20
W
37-35
37
35
+2
A28/11
NCAA
Duke
#19
W
41-38
41
38
+3
H07/12
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
W
32-28
32
28
+4
H12/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#133
W
34-24
34
24
+10
H15/12
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
26-18
26
18
+8
H21/12
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#346
W
45-22
45
22
+23
H29/12
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
17-30
17
30
-13
A04/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A08/01
NCAA
NC State
#119
W
40-33
40
33
+7
H11/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
W
33-31
33
31
+2
A15/01
NCAA
62.4Avg total
33.2Scored
29.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (16)33.430.463.9+3.075%-
Last 30 at home (10)35.529.264.7+6.390%-
Last 30 away (6)30.032.562.5-2.550%-
Last 10 (10)33.229.262.4+4.080%-
Last 5 (5)32.429.862.2+2.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)32.533.365.7-0.864%-
vs Similar (2)29.524.554.0+5.0100%-
vs Weaker (1)45.022.067.0+23.0100%-
This opponent (Syracuse) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa
#90
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H04/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#168
W
48-28
48
28
+20
A07/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#243
L
36-48
36
48
-12
A14/12
NCAA
Oakland
#275
W
43-35
43
35
+8
H19/12
NCAA
North Florida
#112
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H21/12
NCAA
Niagara
#248
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H29/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#117
W
40-37
40
37
+3
H04/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#258
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H08/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
W
24-20
24
20
+4
A11/01
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
38-13
38
13
+25
H15/01
NCAA
66.6Avg total
36.7Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (15)37.431.769.1+5.773%-
Last 30 at home (12)37.831.669.3+6.275%-
Last 30 away (3)36.032.068.0+4.067%-
Last 10 (10)36.729.966.6+6.880%-
Last 5 (5)35.225.060.2+10.2100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)34.633.267.9+1.462%-
vs Weaker ◀ (6)39.528.768.2+10.883%-
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Weaker. 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
1
Virginia Tech wins
0
Syracuse wins
DateGameScore
08/01/20Syracuse v Virginia Tech63-67
Virginia Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/01/20AWake Forest80-70
11/01/20HNC State72-58
08/01/20ASyracuse67-63
04/01/20AVirginia39-65
29/12/19HMd.-East. Shore92-37
21/12/19HVMI64-55
15/12/19HGardner Webb73-46
12/12/19HUT Chattanooga63-58
07/12/19HDuke63-77
28/11/19ABrigham Young77-90
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/01/20HBoston College76-50
11/01/20AVirginia63-55 OT
08/01/20HVirginia Tech63-67
04/01/20HNotre Dame87-88
29/12/19HNiagara71-57
21/12/19HNorth Florida82-70
19/12/19HOakland74-62
14/12/19AGeorgetown79-89
07/12/19AGeorgia Tech97-63
04/12/19HIowa54-68

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Virginia Tech
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW67%
HomeWWWWW71%
AwayWLLWW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1275
Win %67%71%60%
Points / game68.669.966.8
Allowed / game64.560.070.8
Point differential+4.1+9.9-4.0
Avg total133.1129.9137.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%43%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (3)100% (1)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Syracuse
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW54%
HomeWWLLW50%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %54%50%67%
Points / game75.374.079.7
Allowed / game68.267.969.0
Point differential+7.2+6.1+10.7
Avg total143.5141.9148.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (2)-
Overtime %8%0%33%
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 State1312192%75.763.4+12.3
2 Duke1311285%82.864.5+18.4
3 Stanford1210283%70.358.2+12.1
4 Louisville129375%70.862.3+8.5
5 SMU Mustangs128467%78.270.2+7.9
6 Pittsburgh128467%67.261.5+5.8
7 NC State128467%75.170.0+5.1
8 Virginia Tech128467%68.664.5+4.1
9 Notre Dame127558%75.268.7+6.6
10 Virginia127558%54.251.6+2.7
11 Miami (FL)116555%70.374.8-4.5
12 Syracuse137654%75.368.2+7.2
13 Clemson126650%66.965.2+1.7
14 Wake Forest126650%71.674.7-3.1
15 Georgia Tech146843%66.567.9-1.4
16 Boston College125742%60.267.3-7.1
17 North Carolina124833%68.973.8-4.8
18 California134931%61.271.5-10.2
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Virginia Tech284169
Syracuse363571
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