Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Siena Saints
59 – 66
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · MVP Arena · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -7.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money SIE +300 / NIA -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIE win
Actual NIA +7 125 Lost
Massey NIA -8.1 (+1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -8.7 (+1.7) 137.1 (-12.1) 18% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -6.8 (-0.2) 136.7 (-11.7) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -7.9 (+0.9) 135.0 (-10.0) 23% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -7.4 (+0.4) 135.5 (-10.5) 20% ✓

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 SIE NIA
Overall 4-28 16-16
Conference 3-17 11-9
Home 2-12 5-9
Away 2-13 10-6
Neutral 0-3 1-1
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 60.4 71.2
Avg Pts Against 74.4 72.4
Massey -16.6 (#357) -5.3 (#268)
Bradley-Terry -2.64 (#353) -0.86 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.35 (#352) -1.19 (#279)
RPI 0.405 (#338) 0.460 (#267)
Shooting & Four Factors SIE NIA
FG% 39.8% 46.2%
3PT% 27.8% 36.3%
REB / G 35.9 30.6
OREB / G 12.1 7.4
AST / TO 0.66 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 51.8%
TOV% 23.8% 17.2%
ORB% 33.7% 23.6%
FT Rate 20.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 16.1%
DRB% 68.4% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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