The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Metro Conference · Koessler Athletic Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money CAN +100 / NIA -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total CAN win
Actual CAN +10 128 Won
Massey CAN -2.1 (+7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 149.8 (-21.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CAN -0.3 (+9.7) 143.2 (-15.2) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CAN -0.8 (+9.2) 141.4 (-13.4) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CAN -1.0 (+9.0) 142.7 (-14.7) 56% ✓
Baseline ML CAN -0.6 (+9.4) 143.7 (-15.7) 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

Feb 3, 2026 NIA 65 – 56 CAN
Jan 15, 2026 NIA 59 – 54 CAN
Feb 12, 2025 NIA 71 – 60 CAN
Feb 1, 2025 NIA 64 – 63 CAN
Feb 7, 2024 NIA 69 – 64 CAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CAN NIA
Overall 14-18 16-16
Conference 8-12 11-9
Home 8-4 5-9
Away 3-12 10-6
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 71.2
Avg Pts Against 72.2 72.4
Massey -5.2 (#268) -3.9 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#264) -0.52 (#225)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.12 (#264) -0.77 (#239)
RPI 0.477 (#223) 0.470 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors CAN NIA
FG% 43.7% 46.9%
3PT% 34.0% 37.2%
REB / G 35.8 30.7
OREB / G 11.5 7.3
AST / TO 0.92 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.6%
TOV% 19.3% 17.2%
ORB% 32.2% 23.9%
FT Rate 19.6% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.1%
DRB% 70.7% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 21.3%

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