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Niagara Purple Eagles
78 84 OT
FINAL Conference
Manhattan Jaspers
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Gallagher Center · January 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -9.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money NIA -450 / MAN +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual MAN +6 162 Lost
Massey NIA -10.6 (-16.6)
Massey Totals 150.9 (+11.1)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML NIA -7.8 (-13.8) 147.5 (+14.5) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -9.6 (-15.6) 146.1 (+15.9) 84%
Baseline ML NIA -9.2 (-15.2) 147.6 (+14.4) 80%
Baseline Plus ML NIA -10.6 (-16.6) 148.6 (+13.4) 80%

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 13, 2026 MAN 7669 NIA
Jan 11, 2026 MAN 7970 NIA
Mar 2, 2025 MAN 8570 NIA
Jan 18, 2025 MAN 7265 NIA
Jan 6, 2024 NIA 8167 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA MAN
Overall 16-16 7-23
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 5-9 3-10
Away 10-6 4-12
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.2 65.7
Avg Pts Against 72.4 76.1
Massey -5.2 (#265) -12.3 (#337)
Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#255) -2.04 (#332)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.17 (#266) -3.15 (#346)
RPI 0.453 (#261) 0.431 (#293)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA MAN
FG% 47.0% 40.0%
3PT% 39.8% 30.1%
REB / G 29.8 33.4
OREB / G 7.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.14 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 46.0%
TOV% 16.1% 19.8%
ORB% 24.3% 24.8%
FT Rate 26.5% 14.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 16.6%
DRB% 74.2% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 19.2%

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