The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · December 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money NIA -160 / FAIR +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual FAIR +10 152 Lost
Massey NIA -9.9 (-19.9) — —
Massey Totals — 132.0 (+20.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -4.1 (-14.1) 135.4 (+16.6) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -5.6 (-15.6) 135.0 (+17.0) 74% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -5.7 (-15.7) 136.7 (+15.3) 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -4.6 (-14.6) 135.4 (+16.6) 65% ✗

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 NIA FAIR
Overall 14-16 15-18
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 7-4 6-9
Away 5-10 8-8
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 66.5
Avg Pts Against 66.0 66.3
Massey 5.0 (#86) 0.7 (#166)
Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#120) 0.04 (#185)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#123) -0.43 (#213)
RPI 0.541 (#118) 0.513 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA FAIR
FG% 43.4% 45.7%
3PT% 37.0% 35.8%
REB / G 30.9 36.0
OREB / G 6.0 10.7
AST / TO 0.93 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.7%
TOV% 17.8% 17.3%
ORB% 19.5% 31.5%
FT Rate 22.7% 18.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 15.0%
DRB% 69.9% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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