I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Rider Broncs
77 – 76
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RID -3.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money RID -175 / NIA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual RID +1 153 Won
Massey RID -3.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (+16.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RID -3.1 (-2.1) 138.6 (+14.4) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RID -3.0 (-2.0) 135.1 (+17.9) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RID -2.9 (-1.9) 137.3 (+15.7) 65% ✓
Baseline ML RID -2.9 (-1.9) 137.2 (+15.8) 69% ✓

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
Jan 12, 2025 RID 68 – 65 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 RID NIA
Overall 14-19 11-20
Conference 9-11 6-14
Home 5-7 6-7
Away 8-11 3-13
Neutral 1-1 2-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.0 67.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 71.6
Massey -8.8 (#307) -9.5 (#316)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#277) -1.57 (#311)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.75 (#294) -2.15 (#319)
RPI 0.449 (#286) 0.438 (#301)
Shooting & Four Factors RID NIA
FG% 42.5% 44.3%
3PT% 31.3% 34.2%
REB / G 34.4 30.7
OREB / G 11.1 7.6
AST / TO 1.07 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 51.6%
TOV% 17.6% 18.6%
ORB% 31.8% 23.7%
FT Rate 21.7% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.0%
DRB% 69.4% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 23.4%

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