Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Niagara Purple Eagles
68 – 75 OT
FINAL Conference
Quinnipiac Bobcats
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · December 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread QUIN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money NIA +100 / QUIN +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual QUIN +7 143 Lost
Massey NIA -4.5 (-11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (-14.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -1.0 (-8.0) 150.2 (-7.2) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ QUIN -0.3 (-6.7) 148.4 (-5.4) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -2.0 (-9.0) 149.6 (-6.6) 57% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -1.4 (-8.4) 150.3 (-7.3) 59% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 27, 2026 NIA 78 – 76 QUIN
Feb 7, 2026 QUIN 56 – 55 NIA
Feb 8, 2025 NIA 76 – 75 QUIN
Feb 18, 2024 NIA 80 – 66 QUIN
Feb 11, 2023 NIA 79 – 73 QUIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA QUIN
Overall 16-16 24-10
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 5-9 13-3
Away 10-6 10-5
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.2 76.2
Avg Pts Against 72.4 71.9
Massey -7.0 (#298) -5.5 (#271)
Bradley-Terry -1.73 (#301) 0.47 (#141)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.25 (#294) 0.12 (#183)
RPI 0.374 (#334) 0.513 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA QUIN
FG% 47.1% 43.9%
3PT% 37.5% 33.3%
REB / G 25.8 37.3
OREB / G 5.8 11.5
AST / TO 1.00 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 49.3%
TOV% 16.9% 17.9%
ORB% 19.7% 32.4%
FT Rate 24.1% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.1% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 14.5%
DRB% 71.9% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 15.3%

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