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Niagara River vs Ottawa Blackjacks Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 31 Jul 2025
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 93-96
19-26 23-18 30-20 21-32
Position#3
Record14-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game87.7
Allowed / game88.0
vs
Position#6
Record9-10
FormLWLLW
Points / game90.7
Allowed / game85.9
CanadaCEBL· Meridian Centre
Other2025
Meetings · Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks
31 Jul 2025
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OTTA96
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06 Jul 2024
NIAG110
OTTA86
23 Jul 2023
NIAG97
OTTA82
24 Jun 2023
NIAG87
OTTA101
18 Jun 2022
NIAG89
OTTA78
08 Aug 2021
NIAG89
OTTA79
24 Jul 2021
NIAG94
OTTA92
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Niagara River winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Ottawa Blackjacks winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Niagara RiverCanadaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormRiver
Date
Competition
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
93-82
93
82
+11
86avg 80
H20/06
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
L
70-102
70
102
-32
65avg 80
A22/06
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
L
66-91
66
91
-25
57avg 80
A29/06
CEBL
Winnipeg Sea Bears
#7
W
93-82
93
82
+11
87avg 80
H04/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
77-73
77
73
+4
70avg 80
A06/07
CEBL
Fraser Valley Bandits
#1
W
96-77
96
77
+19
94avg 80
H10/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
97-79
97
79
+18
97avg 80
H16/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
W
96-81
96
81
+15
92avg 80
H20/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
91-89
91
89
+2
86avg 80
H25/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
86-84
86
84
+2
76avg 80
A27/07
CEBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
25-13
26-23
23-19
19-27
11-26
25-30
16-22
18-24
16-31
19-25
16-11
15-24
28-24
23-14
22-20
20-24
13-19
28-15
15-16
21-23
20-17
20-22
27-17
29-21
17-26
20-13
34-13
26-27
24-19
26-10
20-22
26-30
27-18
14-17
21-29
29-25
15-27
23-23
20-14
28-20
170.5Avg total
86.5Scored
84.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)87.788.0175.7-0.374%
Season at home (11)93.786.6180.4+7.182%
Season away (8)79.589.9169.4-10.462%
Last 10 (10)86.584.0170.5+2.580%
Last 5 (5)93.282.0175.2+11.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)88.596.5185.0-8.050%
vs Similar ◀ (13)92.687.8180.5+4.892%
vs Weaker (13)91.286.8177.9+4.477%
This opponent (Ottawa Blackjacks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ottawa BlackjacksCanadaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormBlackjacks
Date
Competition
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
89-76
89
76
+13
76avg 86
A22/06
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
90-77
90
77
+13
80avg 86
H28/06
CEBL
Winnipeg Sea Bears
#7
W
104-80
104
80
+24
104avg 86
H01/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#9
L
90-93
90
93
-3
85avg 86
A06/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
101-73
101
73
+28
107avg 86
A09/07
CEBL
Edmonton Stingers
#4
L
85-87
85
87
-2
77avg 86
H17/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
91-77
91
77
+14
88avg 86
H21/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
L
79-87
79
87
-8
70avg 86
A23/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#9
L
96-97
96
97
-1
90avg 86
H26/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
W
100-93
100
93
+7
100avg 86
H29/07
CEBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
26-21
23-21
18-19
22-15
22-28
27-17
23-17
18-15
29-16
25-25
24-23
26-16
23-20
18-19
31-19
18-35
20-19
22-26
32-13
27-15
27-16
11-19
27-28
20-24
31-30
23-13
22-21
15-13
25-25
26-25
15-22
13-15
23-24
28-27
19-23
26-23
24-20
34-27
20-31
22-15
176.5Avg total
92.5Scored
84.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)90.785.9176.6+4.747%
Season at home (9)93.985.7179.6+8.256%
Season away (10)87.886.2174.0+1.640%
Last 10 (10)92.584.0176.5+8.560%
Last 5 (5)90.288.2178.4+2.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)92.499.1191.5-6.825%
vs Similar ◀ (12)88.286.5174.8+1.850%
vs Weaker (10)97.483.5180.9+13.980%
This opponent (Niagara River) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: -2.4-2.4Q1: +3.1+3.1Q2Q2: +3.2+3.2Q2: +1.8+1.8Q3Q3: +3.1+3.1Q3: +1.5+1.5Q4Q4: -1.4-1.4Q4: +2.1+2.1
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: -2.4-2.4Q1: +3.1+3.1Q2Q2: +3.2+3.2Q2: +1.8+1.8Q3Q3: +3.1+3.1Q3: +1.5+1.5Q4Q4: -1.4-1.4Q4: +2.1+2.1
Niagara RiverOttawa Blackjacks
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Niagara RiverLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
51-36
51
36
+15
H20/06
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
L
36-56
36
56
-20
A22/06
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
L
35-56
35
56
-21
A29/06
CEBL
Winnipeg Sea Bears
#7
W
51-38
51
38
+13
H04/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
41-34
41
34
+7
A06/07
CEBL
Fraser Valley Bandits
#1
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H10/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
L
37-39
37
39
-2
H16/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
W
50-29
50
29
+21
H20/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
41-35
41
35
+6
H25/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
L
38-50
38
50
-12
A27/07
CEBL
83.2Avg total
42.0Scored
41.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)46.643.890.4+2.867%-
Last 30 at home (19)48.541.690.2+6.984%-
Last 30 away (11)43.347.590.7-4.236%-
Last 10 (10)42.041.283.2+0.860%-
Last 5 (5)41.238.479.6+2.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)44.549.293.8-4.850%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)47.541.288.6+6.377%-
vs Weaker (13)46.444.791.1+1.762%-
This opponent (Ottawa Blackjacks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ottawa BlackjacksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
49-42
49
42
+7
A22/06
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
49-45
49
45
+4
H28/06
CEBL
Winnipeg Sea Bears
#7
W
54-41
54
41
+13
H01/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#9
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A06/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
L
42-45
42
45
-3
A09/07
CEBL
Edmonton Stingers
#4
W
38-35
38
35
+3
H17/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#10
W
54-43
54
43
+11
H21/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#8
W
51-50
51
50
+1
A23/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#9
D
51-51
51
51
+0
H26/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#5
W
58-47
58
47
+11
H29/07
CEBL
92.5Avg total
48.7Scored
43.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)47.646.293.7+1.450%-
Last 30 at home (14)49.646.896.4+2.957%-
Last 30 away (16)45.845.691.4+0.144%-
Last 10 (10)48.743.892.5+4.980%-
Last 5 (5)50.445.295.6+5.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)45.650.896.4-5.10%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)47.744.592.2+3.267%-
vs Weaker (10)49.044.593.5+4.570%-
This opponent (Niagara River) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Niagara Rivertheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Niagara River: 86.6 points a game scored
🏀🏀50%
🏀🏀🏀29%
🏀21%
🏀🏀 2-pointers43.2 pts a game · 50% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers24.9 pts a game · 29% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.5 pts a game · 21% of the points
League average for comparison: 89.4 points a game
51%
33%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers43.821.6
49.3%
50.7%43.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers26.28.3
31.7%
34.3%24.9
🏀 Free throws23.518.5
78.7%
72.4%18.5
They take 70.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 26.2 of them are 3-pointers, so 37% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Ottawa Blackjackstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Ottawa Blackjacks: 92.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀53%
🏀🏀🏀35%
🏀12%
🏀🏀 2-pointers48.6 pts a game · 53% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.7 pts a game · 35% of the points
🏀 Free throws11.2 pts a game · 12% of the points
League average for comparison: 89.4 points a game
51%
33%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers44.424.3
54.7%
50.7%48.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.010.9
36.3%
34.3%32.7
🏀 Free throws15.011.2
74.7%
72.4%11.2
They take 74.4 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 30.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 40% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 31 Jul 2025 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Niagara River
WWWWWWWLLW
Ottawa Blackjacks
WLLWLWLWWW
#3
League position
#6
+4.1
Net rating
+11.1
107.9
Offensive rating
113.2
103.8
Defensive rating
102.1
48.6%
Effective FG%
54.6%
49.4%
Opp. effective FG%
47.1%
15.9%
Turnover %
14.7%
31.3%
Off. rebound %
28.1%
0.34
Free-throw rate
0.20
31.7%
3-point %
36.3%
69.9%
Assist %
62.5%
80%
Form (last 10/10)
60%

Profile

Offence107.9 · 113.2Defence103.8 · 102.1Shooting48.6% · 54.6%3-point %31.7% · 36.3%Ball care15.9% · 14.7%Off. rebounds31.3% · 28.1%Free throws0.34 · 0.20Form (last 10/10)80% · 60%
■ Niagara River   ■ Ottawa Blackjacks
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
27/07/25ABrampton Honey Badgers86-84
25/07/25HMontreal Alliance91-89
20/07/25HScarborough Shooting Stars96-81
16/07/25HBrampton Honey Badgers97-79
10/07/25HFraser Valley Bandits96-77
06/07/25AMontreal Alliance77-73
04/07/25HWinnipeg Sea Bears93-82
29/06/25ABrampton Honey Badgers66-91
22/06/25AScarborough Shooting Stars70-102
20/06/25HMontreal Alliance93-82
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/07/25HScarborough Shooting Stars100-93
26/07/25HSaskatchewan Rattlers96-97
23/07/25AMontreal Alliance79-87
21/07/25HBrampton Honey Badgers91-77
17/07/25HEdmonton Stingers85-87
09/07/25ABrampton Honey Badgers101-73
06/07/25ASaskatchewan Rattlers90-93
01/07/25HWinnipeg Sea Bears104-80
28/06/25HMontreal Alliance90-77
22/06/25ABrampton Honey Badgers89-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Niagara River
CEBL 2025
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW74%
HomeWWWWW82%
AwayWLLWW62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19118
Win %74%82%62%
Points / game87.793.779.5
Allowed / game88.086.689.9
Point differential-0.3+7.1-10.4
Avg total175.7180.4169.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%55%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won89% (9)75% (4)100% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ottawa Blackjacks
CEBL 2025
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW47%
HomeWLWLW56%
AwayWWLWL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19910
Win %47%56%40%
Points / game90.793.987.8
Allowed / game85.985.786.2
Point differential+4.7+8.2+1.6
Avg total176.6179.6174.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%44%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (6)0% (4)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Fraser Valley Bandits2015575%95.786.8+8.8
2 Niagara River1914574%87.788.0-0.3
3 Guelph Nighthawks1913668%94.187.6+6.5
4 Edmonton Stingers1912763%93.490.5+2.8
5 Ottawa Blackjacks1991047%90.785.9+4.7
6 Scarborough Shooting Stars2091145%89.889.5+0.3
7 Winnipeg Sea Bears1981142%85.589.9-4.4
8 Montreal Alliance1971237%86.988.1-1.2
9 Saskatchewan Rattlers1951426%84.793.3-8.6
10 Brampton Honey Badgers2151624%81.389.7-8.4
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Niagara River1923302193
Ottawa Blackjacks2618203296
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