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Niagara Purple Eagles
67 – 65
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Siena Saints
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -10.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money NIA -700 / SIE +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +2 132 Won
Massey NIA -11.3 (-9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 136.3 (-4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -9.8 (-7.8) 133.1 (-1.1) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -7.7 (-5.7) 131.3 (+0.7) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -9.5 (-7.5) 132.3 (-0.3) 83% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -9.2 (-7.2) 130.7 (+1.3) 84% ✓

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 8, 2024 NIA 66 – 59 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA SIE
Overall 16-16 4-28
Conference 11-9 3-17
Home 5-9 2-12
Away 10-6 2-13
Neutral 1-1 0-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 71.2 60.4
Avg Pts Against 72.4 74.4
Massey -5.2 (#265) -16.5 (#356)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#272) -2.72 (#354)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.16 (#277) -3.41 (#352)
RPI 0.463 (#261) 0.403 (#338)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA SIE
FG% 46.2% 39.7%
3PT% 36.3% 28.1%
REB / G 30.4 35.6
OREB / G 7.3 11.9
AST / TO 1.05 0.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 44.6%
TOV% 17.1% 23.6%
ORB% 23.5% 33.3%
FT Rate 27.5% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 14.6%
DRB% 73.0% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 20.5%

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