The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Niagara Purple Eagles
78 – 84 OT
FINAL Conference
Manhattan Jaspers
Metro 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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -10.6 (-16.6) 148.6 (+13.4) 80% ✗
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% ✗

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 76 – 69 NIA
Jan 11, 2026 MAN 79 – 70 NIA
Mar 2, 2025 MAN 85 – 70 NIA
Jan 18, 2025 MAN 72 – 65 NIA
Jan 6, 2024 NIA 81 – 67 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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