Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Niagara Purple Eagles
61 – 59
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RID -1.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money NIA +100 / RID -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +2 120 Won
Massey NIA -2.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 127.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -0.8 (+1.2) 130.6 (-10.6) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -1.1 (+0.9) 130.0 (-10.0) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -2.2 (-0.2) 129.8 (-9.8) 61% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -1.5 (+0.5) 130.8 (-10.8) 61% ✓

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
Mar 2, 2024 RID 71 – 61 NIA
Jan 20, 2024 NIA 78 – 74 RID

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA RID
Overall 16-15 16-14
Conference 10-10 13-7
Home 9-4 8-5
Away 4-10 8-6
Neutral 3-1 0-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 64.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 66.4 68.2
Massey -3.6 (#238) -1.6 (#199)
Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#175) -0.60 (#233)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#199) -0.66 (#223)
RPI 0.495 (#184) 0.457 (#247)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA RID
FG% 43.6% 42.7%
3PT% 34.4% 32.4%
REB / G 31.3 38.2
OREB / G 8.0 12.6
AST / TO 0.90 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 47.3%
TOV% 19.2% 17.5%
ORB% 26.0% 35.0%
FT Rate 20.6% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.5%
DRB% 69.9% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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