And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FAIR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NIA +140 / FAIR -166
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual FAIR +8 158 Lost
Massey FAIR -5.3 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.9 (+17.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAIR -5.0 (-3.0) 135.9 (+22.1) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAIR -5.8 (-2.2) 135.4 (+22.6) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAIR -6.1 (-1.9) 134.8 (+23.2) 26% ✓
Baseline ML FAIR -5.0 (-3.0) 136.7 (+21.3) 27% ✓

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 23, 2026 FAIR 62 – 61 NIA
Jan 17, 2025 FAIR 70 – 66 NIA
Feb 17, 2024 NIA 65 – 63 FAIR
Jan 13, 2024 NIA 96 – 72 FAIR
Feb 25, 2023 NIA 76 – 68 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA FAIR
Overall 8-22 21-13
Conference 5-15 11-9
Home 6-7 12-4
Away 2-14 7-8
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 72.9
Avg Pts Against 71.7 71.9
Massey -15.7 (#354) -6.7 (#269)
Bradley-Terry -2.55 (#337) -0.78 (#244)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.45 (#342) -1.11 (#240)
RPI 0.386 (#343) 0.462 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA FAIR
FG% 41.1% 42.0%
3PT% 30.5% 33.6%
REB / G 27.2 39.5
OREB / G 7.2 14.1
AST / TO 1.03 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 48.1%
TOV% 18.4% 15.2%
ORB% 22.0% 35.0%
FT Rate 21.8% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 14.7%
DRB% 65.7% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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