I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Niagara Purple Eagles
70 – 76
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual RID +6 146 Lost
Massey NIA -13.7 (-19.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.7 (+8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -11.3 (-17.3) 137.0 (+9.0) 88% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -9.8 (-15.8) 132.5 (+13.5) 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -11.1 (-17.1) 134.9 (+11.1) 85% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -11.0 (-17.0) 136.7 (+9.3) 85% ✗

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 9-11 6-17
Conference 7-9 5-13
Home 5-3 1-8
Away 3-7 4-8
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.7 67.5
Avg Pts Against 65.2 74.0
Massey -0.0 (#169) -10.4 (#307)
Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#145) -2.14 (#312)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#141) -2.82 (#306)
RPI 0.526 (#128) 0.390 (#303)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA RID
FG% 40.1% 43.1%
3PT% 34.3% 31.7%
REB / G 31.5 33.0
OREB / G 7.9 9.4
AST / TO 1.07 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 47.5%
TOV% 16.1% 19.5%
ORB% 22.0% 28.6%
FT Rate 22.4% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 16.8%
DRB% 72.7% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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