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Rider Broncs
70 – 68
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread Pick'em Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money RID -110 / NIA -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual RID +2 138 Won
Massey NIA -0.9 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 130.2 (+7.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -0.9 (+2.9) 135.2 (+2.8) 44% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -0.1 (+2.1) 135.1 (+2.9) 50% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -0.3 (+2.3) 135.6 (+2.4) 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RID -0.0 (+2.0) 136.6 (+1.4) 51% ✓

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 14-19 14-16
Conference 8-12 9-11
Home 7-6 7-4
Away 4-11 5-10
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 65.9
Avg Pts Against 69.7 66.0
Massey -5.6 (#260) -1.9 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#264) -0.43 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.29 (#264) -0.68 (#224)
RPI 0.451 (#262) 0.495 (#190)
Shooting & Four Factors RID NIA
FG% 40.2% 43.4%
3PT% 30.4% 34.4%
REB / G 37.6 31.8
OREB / G 11.2 7.3
AST / TO 1.02 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.3% 49.7%
TOV% 17.2% 16.9%
ORB% 29.0% 22.3%
FT Rate 19.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 16.8%
DRB% 70.9% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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