And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Fairfield Stags
69 – 77 OT
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Leo D. Mahoney Arena · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FAIR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 122.5 Over
Money FAIR -150 / NIA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAIR win
Actual NIA +8 146 Lost
Massey FAIR -3.2 (-11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 117.7 (+28.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAIR -0.6 (-8.6) 127.2 (+18.8) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAIR -1.3 (-9.3) 126.1 (+19.9) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FAIR -0.6 (-8.6) 124.7 (+21.3) 51% ✗
Baseline ML FAIR -0.4 (-8.4) 126.5 (+19.5) 53% ✗

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 23, 2026 FAIR 62 – 61 NIA
Jan 4, 2026 FAIR 83 – 75 NIA
Jan 17, 2025 FAIR 70 – 66 NIA
Feb 17, 2024 NIA 65 – 63 FAIR
Jan 13, 2024 NIA 96 – 72 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAIR NIA
Overall 13-18 16-15
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 7-6 9-4
Away 4-10 4-10
Neutral 2-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 64.2
Avg Pts Against 66.7 66.4
Massey -5.0 (#255) -3.8 (#244)
Bradley-Terry -1.22 (#293) 0.05 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.67 (#298) -0.42 (#206)
RPI 0.437 (#288) 0.502 (#179)
Shooting & Four Factors FAIR NIA
FG% 39.4% 43.4%
3PT% 28.5% 34.7%
REB / G 33.8 31.1
OREB / G 10.3 8.1
AST / TO 0.73 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 49.3%
TOV% 18.9% 19.2%
ORB% 29.0% 26.2%
FT Rate 28.4% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 16.4%
DRB% 71.7% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 22.5%

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