In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Niagara Purple Eagles
88 – 93
FINAL Conference
Siena Saints
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Gallagher Center · January 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NIA -250 / SIE +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual SIE +5 181 Lost
Massey NIA -15.9 (-20.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (+40.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -9.0 (-14.0) 142.1 (+38.9) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -11.4 (-16.4) 143.0 (+38.0) 87% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -11.4 (-16.4) 144.2 (+36.8) 86% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -12.5 (-17.5) 143.2 (+37.8) 86% ✗

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
Dec 6, 2024 NIA 69 – 68 SIE
Mar 13, 2024 NIA 67 – 65 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA SIE
Overall 16-16 4-28
Conference 11-9 3-17
Home 5-9 2-12
Away 10-6 2-13
Neutral 1-1 0-3
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 71.2 60.4
Avg Pts Against 72.4 74.4
Massey -5.4 (#268) -17.4 (#360)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#262) -2.58 (#343)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.38 (#277) -3.55 (#349)
RPI 0.450 (#260) 0.368 (#353)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA SIE
FG% 46.3% 39.3%
3PT% 39.1% 26.0%
REB / G 30.5 36.3
OREB / G 7.6 13.5
AST / TO 1.06 0.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 43.6%
TOV% 16.9% 23.9%
ORB% 25.1% 35.9%
FT Rate 26.1% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 16.2%
DRB% 73.1% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 20.6%

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