I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Niagara Purple Eagles
64 – 62
FINAL Conference
Siena Saints
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SIE -4.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money NIA +188 / SIE -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +2 126 Won
Massey SIE -3.2 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 124.5 (+1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIE -3.7 (+5.7) 130.4 (-4.4) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIE -2.0 (+4.0) 128.7 (-2.7) 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIE -1.0 (+3.0) 131.0 (-5.0) 41% ✗
Baseline ML SIE -2.8 (+4.8) 132.2 (-6.2) 48% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2026 SIE 82 – 79 NIA
Dec 6, 2025 SIE 83 – 54 NIA
Feb 22, 2025 SIE 94 – 60 NIA
Dec 6, 2024 NIA 69 – 68 SIE
Mar 13, 2024 NIA 67 – 65 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA SIE
Overall 9-11 12-5
Conference 7-9 12-4
Home 5-3 6-2
Away 3-7 6-2
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 64.7 67.6
Avg Pts Against 65.2 63.0
Massey -3.5 (#227) 2.2 (#133)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#218) 1.14 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#214) 1.43 (#87)
RPI 0.473 (#213) 0.584 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA SIE
FG% 40.8% 44.5%
3PT% 31.2% 36.3%
REB / G 31.9 35.4
OREB / G 7.9 8.8
AST / TO 1.15 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 51.5%
TOV% 15.0% 18.0%
ORB% 22.6% 26.4%
FT Rate 23.7% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 17.5%
DRB% 73.2% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 16.3%

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