Gaga googa ga ga googa ga ga goo ga ga "Night of the Thumpasaurus People" - Parliament
Niagara Purple Eagles
65 – 68
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money NIA -260 / RID +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual RID +3 133 Lost
Massey NIA -7.7 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 134.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -5.1 (-8.1) 134.6 (-1.6) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -4.4 (-7.4) 134.7 (-1.7) 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -5.0 (-8.0) 134.6 (-1.6) 70% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -5.8 (-8.8) 134.7 (-1.7) 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
Mar 2, 2024 RID 71 – 61 NIA
Jan 20, 2024 NIA 78 – 74 RID
Jan 21, 2023 RID 65 – 62 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA RID
Overall 11-20 14-19
Conference 6-14 9-11
Home 6-7 5-7
Away 3-13 8-11
Neutral 2-0 1-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 67.0
Avg Pts Against 71.6 71.8
Massey -7.1 (#281) -10.9 (#330)
Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#245) -2.05 (#328)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.53 (#283) -2.87 (#335)
RPI 0.454 (#254) 0.394 (#337)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA RID
FG% 42.4% 41.7%
3PT% 34.5% 28.4%
REB / G 31.5 34.9
OREB / G 7.6 12.5
AST / TO 0.98 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 46.2%
TOV% 18.2% 18.5%
ORB% 23.1% 35.0%
FT Rate 21.9% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 16.0%
DRB% 74.1% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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