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Niagara Purple Eagles
80 – 74 OT
FINAL Conference
Manhattan Jaspers
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -5.0 Home covered
O/U 133.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +6 154 Won
Massey NIA -7.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 137.0 (+17.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -4.1 (+1.9) 135.3 (+18.7) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -3.6 (+2.4) 135.4 (+18.6) 67% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -3.8 (+2.2) 135.9 (+18.1) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -3.9 (+2.1) 135.6 (+18.4) 66% ✓

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 13, 2026 MAN 76 – 69 NIA
Jan 11, 2026 MAN 79 – 70 NIA
Mar 2, 2025 MAN 85 – 70 NIA
Jan 18, 2025 MAN 72 – 65 NIA
Jan 28, 2024 MAN 84 – 78 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA MAN
Overall 14-16 15-15
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 7-4 8-5
Away 5-10 4-9
Neutral 2-2 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 69.9
Avg Pts Against 66.0 73.7
Massey -1.6 (#199) -5.7 (#268)
Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#225) -0.01 (#178)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#232) -0.43 (#203)
RPI 0.486 (#194) 0.494 (#184)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA MAN
FG% 43.2% 44.7%
3PT% 34.9% 29.5%
REB / G 31.3 32.2
OREB / G 7.1 9.5
AST / TO 0.92 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 49.2%
TOV% 18.0% 20.7%
ORB% 21.9% 28.9%
FT Rate 22.5% 32.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 20.5%
DRB% 71.3% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.3%

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