Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Rider Broncs
65 – 62
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RID -4.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money RID -225 / NIA +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual RID +3 127 Won
Massey RID -6.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 128.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RID -4.2 (-1.2) 130.8 (-3.8) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RID -4.5 (-1.5) 127.7 (-0.7) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RID -4.2 (-1.2) 129.6 (-2.6) 66% ✓
Baseline ML RID -3.9 (-0.9) 130.5 (-3.5) 70% ✓

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 RID NIA
Overall 16-14 16-15
Conference 13-7 10-10
Home 8-5 9-4
Away 8-6 4-10
Neutral 0-3 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 64.2
Avg Pts Against 68.2 66.4
Massey -1.1 (#194) -4.3 (#244)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#228) -0.60 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#226) -0.98 (#249)
RPI 0.481 (#210) 0.473 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors RID NIA
FG% 42.9% 43.8%
3PT% 32.2% 33.0%
REB / G 36.7 30.0
OREB / G 11.9 7.9
AST / TO 0.95 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 49.5%
TOV% 18.0% 18.4%
ORB% 33.8% 26.0%
FT Rate 21.7% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.7%
DRB% 68.3% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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