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
61 – 71
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money NIA -120 / RID +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual RID +10 132 Lost
Massey NIA -3.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (-19.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -1.3 (-11.3) 147.5 (-15.5) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -1.2 (-11.2) 145.3 (-13.3) 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -1.1 (-11.1) 145.6 (-13.6) 59% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -1.9 (-11.9) 147.0 (-15.0) 59% ✗

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 22, 2026 RID 67 – 62 NIA
Mar 8, 2025 RID 77 – 76 NIA
Jan 12, 2025 RID 68 – 65 NIA
Jan 20, 2024 NIA 78 – 74 RID
Jan 21, 2023 RID 65 – 62 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA RID
Overall 16-16 15-17
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 5-9 9-4
Away 10-6 6-12
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 70.8
Avg Pts Against 72.4 72.3
Massey -4.1 (#244) -3.8 (#237)
Bradley-Terry -0.60 (#241) -0.93 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#249) -1.17 (#276)
RPI 0.470 (#246) 0.474 (#231)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA RID
FG% 46.5% 43.5%
3PT% 36.8% 34.3%
REB / G 30.7 37.2
OREB / G 7.4 11.2
AST / TO 1.03 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 48.5%
TOV% 17.3% 18.0%
ORB% 24.1% 31.6%
FT Rate 28.1% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 15.6%
DRB% 72.9% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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