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Niagara vs Rider Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 02 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 61-71
28-31 33-40
Position#206
Record14-12
FormWLWWL
Points / game74.3
Allowed / game72.8
vs
Rider 🏆
USA
Position#237
Record12-16
FormLWWWW
Points / game73.7
Allowed / game74.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Niagara v Rider
06 Dec 2026
NIAG v RIDE
upcoming
12 Jan 2025
NIAG65
RIDE68
01 Mar 2024
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RIDE71
02 Jan 2023
NIAG61
RIDE59
23 Jan 2022
NIAG67
RIDE70
09 Jan 2021
NIAG66
RIDE55
08 Jan 2021
NIAG70
RIDE76
17 Jan 2020
NIAG70
RIDE68
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NiagaraUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Rider
#237
W
78-74
78
74
+4
A20/01
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
82-71
82
71
+11
A21/01
NCAA
Marist
#143
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H27/01
NCAA
Manhattan
#351
L
78-84 OT
78
84
-6
H28/01
NCAA
St. Peters
#152
W
68-59 OT
68
59
+9
A03/02
NCAA
Canisius
#264
W
69-64
69
64
+5
H07/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
L
71-74
71
74
-3
H09/02
NCAA
Fairfield
#85
W
65-63
65
63
+2
A17/02
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
W
80-66
80
66
+14
A18/02
NCAA
Canisius
#264
L
59-69
59
69
-10
A24/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-36
40-38
38-34
44-37
41-38
26-24
29-30
44-43
19-19
32-32
26-40
43-24
21-39
50-35
36-30
29-33
37-37
43-29
25-39
34-30
140.3Avg total
71.7Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.372.8147.1+1.554%
Season at home (12)77.575.7153.2+1.842%
Season away (14)71.670.4141.9+1.264%
Last 10 (10)71.768.6140.3+3.170%
Last 5 (5)68.867.2136.0+1.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)71.373.5144.8-2.250%
vs Similar ◀ (17)69.471.9141.3-2.541%
vs Weaker (6)79.074.8153.8+4.267%
This opponent (Rider) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiderUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Peters
#152
W
62-57
62
57
+5
A26/01
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
66-62
66
62
+4
A27/01
NCAA
Siena
#366
W
91-50
91
50
+41
H03/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
L
93-94
93
94
-1
A04/02
NCAA
Fairfield
#85
L
67-84
67
84
-17
A09/02
NCAA
Marist
#143
L
62-77
62
77
-15
H11/02
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
61-57
61
57
+4
H17/02
NCAA
Manhattan
#351
W
104-62
104
62
+42
A18/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
W
78-75
78
75
+3
H24/02
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
W
88-78
88
78
+10
H25/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-20
32-37
32-25
34-37
50-20
41-30
38-38
55-56
39-35
28-49
29-37
33-40
22-27
39-30
50-26
54-36
41-29
37-46
38-37
50-41
146.8Avg total
77.2Scored
69.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)73.774.3148.0-0.643%
Season at home (12)78.769.8148.4+8.967%
Season away (16)70.077.7147.7-7.725%
Last 10 (10)77.269.6146.8+7.670%
Last 5 (5)78.669.8148.4+8.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)73.382.4155.7-9.114%
vs Similar ◀ (16)69.576.4145.9-6.938%
vs Weaker (6)77.760.5138.2+17.267%
This opponent (Niagara) 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. Halves

Half by half

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +7.5+7.52nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +0.1+0.1
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: -3.2-3.21st half: +7.5+7.52nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +0.1+0.1
NiagaraRider
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
NiagaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Rider
#237
W
38-36
38
36
+2
A20/01
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A21/01
NCAA
Marist
#143
W
41-38
41
38
+3
H27/01
NCAA
Manhattan
#351
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H28/01
NCAA
St. Peters
#152
D
19-19
19
19
+0
A03/02
NCAA
Canisius
#264
L
26-40
26
40
-14
H07/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
L
21-39
21
39
-18
H09/02
NCAA
Fairfield
#85
W
36-30
36
30
+6
A17/02
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A18/02
NCAA
Canisius
#264
L
25-39
25
39
-14
A24/02
NCAA
65.2Avg total
31.0Scored
34.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.434.366.8-1.940%-
Last 30 at home (13)33.636.169.7-2.538%-
Last 30 away (17)31.533.064.5-1.541%-
Last 10 (10)31.034.265.2-3.240%-
Last 5 (5)29.037.066.0-8.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)34.235.769.8-1.533%-
vs Similar ◀ (17)30.834.965.8-4.135%-
vs Weaker (6)33.030.563.5+2.550%-
This opponent (Rider) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiderLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Peters
#152
W
30-20
30
20
+10
A26/01
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
32-25
32
25
+7
A27/01
NCAA
Siena
#366
W
50-20
50
20
+30
H03/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A04/02
NCAA
Fairfield
#85
W
39-35
39
35
+4
A09/02
NCAA
Marist
#143
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H11/02
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
L
22-27
22
27
-5
H17/02
NCAA
Manhattan
#351
W
50-26
50
26
+24
A18/02
NCAA
Iona
#218
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H24/02
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
W
38-37
38
37
+1
H25/02
NCAA
66.3Avg total
36.9Scored
29.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.735.069.7-0.340%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.833.069.8+3.843%-
Last 30 away (16)32.936.869.7-3.938%-
Last 10 (10)36.929.466.3+7.570%-
Last 5 (5)36.031.267.2+4.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)36.439.075.4-2.643%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)30.235.665.9-5.431%-
vs Weaker (6)40.228.368.5+11.850%-
This opponent (Niagara) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Niagara wins
5
Rider wins
DateGameScore
20/01/24Rider v Niagara74-78
21/01/23Rider v Niagara65-62
02/01/23Niagara v Rider61-59
26/02/22Rider v Niagara70-68
23/01/22Niagara v Rider67-70
09/01/21Niagara v Rider66-55
08/01/21Niagara v Rider70-76
09/02/20Rider v Niagara73-58
18/01/20Niagara v Rider70-68
Niagaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/02/24ACanisius59-69
18/02/24AQuinnipiac80-66
17/02/24AFairfield65-63
09/02/24HIona71-74
07/02/24HCanisius69-64
03/02/24ASt. Peters68-59 OT
28/01/24HManhattan78-84 OT
27/01/24HMarist67-62
21/01/24AMount St. Mary's82-71
20/01/24ARider78-74
Riderlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/02/24HQuinnipiac88-78
24/02/24HIona78-75
18/02/24AManhattan104-62
17/02/24HMount St. Mary's61-57
11/02/24HMarist62-77
09/02/24AFairfield67-84
04/02/24AIona93-94
03/02/24HSiena91-50
27/01/24AMount St. Mary's66-62
26/01/24ASt. Peters62-57

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Niagara
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL54%
HomeLWLWL42%
AwayWWWWL64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261214
Win %54%42%64%
Points / game74.377.571.6
Allowed / game72.875.770.4
Point differential+1.5+1.8+1.2
Avg total147.1153.2141.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%17%21%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)40% (5)75% (4)
Overtime %12%17%7%
Rider
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW43%
HomeWLWWW67%
AwayWWLLW25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281216
Win %43%67%25%
Points / game73.778.770.0
Allowed / game74.369.877.7
Point differential-0.6+8.9-7.7
Avg total148.0148.4147.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%42%6%
Close games (≤5 pts) won55% (11)60% (5)50% (6)
Overtime %11%17%6%
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

Metro Atlantic Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Quinnipiac2719870%78.473.5+4.9
2 Merrimack Warriors29191066%69.665.5+4.1
3 Fairfield28181064%77.071.4+5.6
4 Marist25151060%65.261.7+3.4
5 St. Peters26151158%65.163.5+1.5
6 Niagara26141254%74.372.8+1.5
7 Sacred Heart30151550%74.272.3+1.9
8 Iona27131448%72.971.4+1.5
9 Mount St. Mary's27121544%72.070.6+1.4
10 Rider28121643%73.774.3-0.6
11 Canisius26111542%71.873.3-1.5
12 Manhattan2552020%66.277.0-10.8
13 Siena2742315%60.475.6-15.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). 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

Team1H2HFinal
Niagara283361
Rider314071
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