I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Niagara Purple Eagles
69 – 68
FINAL Conference
Siena Saints
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · December 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money NIA -140 / SIE +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +1 137 Won
Massey NIA -3.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (+2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -0.9 (+0.1) 130.3 (+6.7) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -1.3 (-0.3) 132.2 (+4.8) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -1.0 (-0.0) 132.1 (+4.9) 58% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -0.4 (+0.6) 131.8 (+5.2) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2026 SIE 82 – 79 NIA
Dec 6, 2025 SIE 83 – 54 NIA
Feb 22, 2025 SIE 94 – 60 NIA
Mar 13, 2024 NIA 67 – 65 SIE
Mar 8, 2024 NIA 66 – 59 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA SIE
Overall 11-20 14-18
Conference 6-14 9-11
Home 6-7 9-5
Away 3-13 4-10
Neutral 2-0 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.4 72.2
Avg Pts Against 71.6 72.1
Massey -6.0 (#274) -4.5 (#240)
Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#274) 0.66 (#117)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.13 (#290) 0.55 (#135)
RPI 0.422 (#294) 0.546 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA SIE
FG% 41.0% 40.9%
3PT% 33.0% 34.7%
REB / G 30.9 31.8
OREB / G 7.0 10.5
AST / TO 0.86 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 47.5%
TOV% 17.8% 20.2%
ORB% 20.8% 30.7%
FT Rate 21.4% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.9%
DRB% 70.2% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 23.6%

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