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Niagara Purple Eagles
67 – 70
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 23, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -7.0 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual RID +3 137 Lost
Massey NIA -11.3 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 128.3 (+8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -8.4 (-11.4) 132.4 (+4.6) 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -8.4 (-11.4) 132.1 (+4.9) 80% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -8.2 (-11.2) 132.6 (+4.4) 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -8.6 (-11.6) 133.9 (+3.1) 77% ✗

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 14-16 14-19
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 7-4 7-6
Away 5-10 4-11
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 67.3
Avg Pts Against 66.0 69.7
Massey -0.6 (#177) -8.4 (#304)
Bradley-Terry -0.48 (#219) -1.93 (#319)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#219) -2.28 (#312)
RPI 0.499 (#173) 0.399 (#322)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA RID
FG% 43.4% 38.6%
3PT% 35.1% 29.9%
REB / G 31.0 37.4
OREB / G 6.9 11.4
AST / TO 0.92 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 42.9%
TOV% 18.1% 18.1%
ORB% 21.8% 28.9%
FT Rate 23.2% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 19.5%
DRB% 71.7% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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