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Ottawa Blackjacks vs Niagara River Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 18 May 2025
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 85-87
28-15 22-19 18-24 17-29
Position#6
Record-
FormWLWWL
Points / game-
Allowed / game-
Ottawa Blackjacks
Canada
vs
Niagara River 🏆
Canada
Position#3
Record1-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game98.0
Allowed / game94.0
CanadaCEBL· TD Place Arena
Other2025
Meetings · Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River
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NIAG90
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NIAG87
20 Jul 2024
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NIAG113
15 Jun 2024
OTTA90
NIAG86
20 Jul 2023
OTTA87
NIAG89
17 Jun 2023
OTTA82
NIAG93
21 Jun 2022
OTTA86
NIAG90
24 Jun 2021
OTTA78
NIAG103
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Ottawa BlackjacksCanadaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormBlackjacks
Date
Competition
Niagara River
#1
L
86-110
86
110
-24
80avg 83
A06/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
94-79
94
79
+15
84avg 83
A10/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
W
84-76
84
76
+8
67avg 83
A14/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
L
79-92
79
92
-13
76avg 83
H18/07
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
W
122-113
122
113
+9
120avg 83
H20/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#8
W
98-92
98
92
+6
94avg 83
H25/07
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
L
97-109
97
109
-12
88avg 83
A27/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
116-104
116
104
+12
116avg 83
H29/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
W
90-73
90
73
+17
79avg 83
A02/08
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
L
91-94
91
94
-3
89avg 83
A04/08
CEBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
24-22
22-37
19-32
21-19
28-20
20-18
19-20
27-21
22-18
26-24
13-16
23-18
23-19
16-24
24-22
16-27
34-30
24-34
36-25
28-24
27-33
22-20
20-20
29-19
26-27
26-29
24-29
21-24
33-26
27-33
27-29
29-16
18-31
17-12
27-19
28-11
19-28
29-21
29-18
14-27
189.9Avg total
95.7Scored
94.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)95.794.2189.9+1.560%
Last 5 (5)98.494.4192.8+4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)90.896.2186.9-5.431%
vs Similar ◀ (10)85.988.4174.3-2.550%
vs Weaker (7)93.690.7184.3+2.971%
This opponent (Niagara River) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Niagara RiverCanadaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormRiver
Date
Competition
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
W
98-77
98
77
+21
96avg 85
A10/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
W
83-77
83
77
+6
73avg 85
H11/07
CEBL
Edmonton Stingers
#3
W
105-104
105
104
+1
97avg 85
H14/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
80-71
80
71
+9
71avg 85
H17/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
L
113-122
113
122
-9
108avg 85
A20/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
W
109-97
109
97
+12
102avg 85
H27/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
W
94-91
94
91
+3
88avg 85
H04/08
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
W
78-75
78
75
+3
64avg 85
H10/08
CEBL
Fraser Valley Bandits
#2
W
97-95
97
95
+2
88avg 85
A11/08
CEBL
Guelph Nighthawks
#2
W
98-94
98
94
+4
86avg 85
H16/05
CEBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19-19
32-17
22-13
25-28
19-23
24-21
19-19
21-14
24-18
28-24
24-36
29-26
19-10
22-21
23-16
16-24
30-34
34-24
25-36
24-28
27-26
29-26
29-24
24-21
28-19
21-29
18-29
27-14
16-11
22-25
16-23
24-16
23-20
21-26
27-16
26-33
28-24
29-26
23-24
18-20
185.8Avg total
95.5Scored
90.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)98.094.0192.0+4.0100%
Season at home (1)98.094.0192.0+4.0100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)95.590.3185.8+5.290%
Last 5 (5)95.290.4185.6+4.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)98.094.0192.0+4.0100%
vs Similar ◀ (12)91.887.9179.7+3.867%
vs Weaker (17)92.485.6178.1+6.876%
This opponent (Ottawa Blackjacks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +2.9+2.9Q2Q2: -2.3-2.3Q2: +2.3+2.3Q3Q3: +0.8+0.8Q3: -1.0-1.0Q4Q4: +3.0+3.0Q4: +1.0+1.0
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +2.9+2.9Q2Q2: -2.3-2.3Q2: +2.3+2.3Q3Q3: +0.8+0.8Q3: -1.0-1.0Q4Q4: +3.0+3.0Q4: +1.0+1.0
Ottawa BlackjacksNiagara River
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.
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Ottawa BlackjacksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Niagara River
#1
L
46-59
46
59
-13
A06/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
48-38
48
38
+10
A10/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
W
48-42
48
42
+6
A14/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
L
39-43
39
43
-4
H18/07
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
L
58-64
58
64
-6
H20/07
CEBL
Saskatchewan Rattlers
#8
L
49-53
49
53
-4
H25/07
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
L
52-56
52
56
-4
A27/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
60-59
60
59
+1
H29/07
CEBL
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
L
35-43
35
43
-8
A02/08
CEBL
Niagara River
#1
L
48-49
48
49
-1
A04/08
CEBL
98.9Avg total
48.3Scored
50.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.847.091.9-2.243%-
Last 30 at home (13)47.446.794.1+0.769%-
Last 30 away (17)42.947.390.2-4.424%-
Last 10 (10)48.350.698.9-2.330%-
Last 5 (5)48.852.0100.8-3.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)45.749.895.5-4.231%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)42.943.986.8-1.050%-
vs Weaker (7)46.046.392.3-0.357%-
This opponent (Niagara River) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Niagara RiverLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Scarborough Shooting Stars
#4
W
51-36
51
36
+15
A10/07
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
L
43-44
43
44
-1
H11/07
CEBL
Edmonton Stingers
#3
W
52-42
52
42
+10
H14/07
CEBL
Brampton Honey Badgers
#9
W
41-31
41
31
+10
H17/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
W
64-58
64
58
+6
A20/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
W
56-52
56
52
+4
H27/07
CEBL
Ottawa Blackjacks
#6
W
49-48
49
48
+1
H04/08
CEBL
Montreal Alliance
#10
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H10/08
CEBL
Fraser Valley Bandits
#2
L
44-46
44
46
-2
A11/08
CEBL
Guelph Nighthawks
#2
W
57-50
57
50
+7
H16/05
CEBL
93.8Avg total
49.5Scored
44.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)46.743.289.9+3.563%-
Last 30 at home (16)48.941.990.8+7.188%-
Last 30 away (14)44.144.888.9-0.636%-
Last 10 (10)49.544.393.8+5.280%-
Last 5 (5)48.846.495.2+2.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)57.050.0107.0+7.0100%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)45.842.888.6+2.950%-
vs Weaker (17)46.843.189.9+3.671%-
This opponent (Ottawa Blackjacks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Ottawa Blackjackstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Ottawa Blackjacks: 94.8 points a game scored
🏀🏀51%
🏀🏀🏀35%
🏀14%
🏀🏀 2-pointers48.8 pts a game · 51% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers33.0 pts a game · 35% of the points
🏀 Free throws13.0 pts a game · 14% 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-pointers44.624.4
54.7%
50.7%48.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.411.0
40.1%
34.3%33.0
🏀 Free throws16.613.0
78.3%
72.4%13.0
They take 72.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 27.4 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Niagara Rivertheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Niagara River: 95.3 points a game scored
🏀🏀51%
🏀🏀🏀33%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers48.6 pts a game · 51% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers31.5 pts a game · 33% of the points
🏀 Free throws15.2 pts a game · 16% 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-pointers44.824.3
54.2%
50.7%48.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.410.5
37.0%
34.3%31.5
🏀 Free throws21.715.2
70.0%
72.4%15.2
They take 73.2 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 28.4 of them are 3-pointers, so 39% 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 18 May 2025 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Ottawa Blackjacks
LWWLWWLWWL
Niagara River
WWWWWLWWWW
#6
League position
#3
+1.4
Net rating
+7.7
113.7
Offensive rating
114.8
112.3
Defensive rating
107.1
56.8%
Effective FG%
54.7%
51.2%
Opp. effective FG%
51.1%
17.3%
Turnover %
16.4%
27.1%
Off. rebound %
31.9%
0.23
Free-throw rate
0.30
40.1%
3-point %
37.0%
62.1%
Assist %
56.6%
60%
Form (last 10/10)
90%

Profile

Offence113.7 · 114.8Defence112.3 · 107.1Shooting56.8% · 54.7%3-point %40.1% · 37.0%Ball care17.3% · 16.4%Off. rebounds27.1% · 31.9%Free throws0.23 · 0.30Form (last 10/10)60% · 90%
■ Ottawa Blackjacks   ■ Niagara River
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

Head-to-head record
3
Ottawa Blackjacks wins
7
Niagara River wins
DateGameScore
04/08/24Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks94-91
27/07/24Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks109-97
20/07/24Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River122-113
06/07/24Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks110-86
15/06/24Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River90-86
23/07/23Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks97-82
20/07/23Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River87-89
24/06/23Niagara River v Ottawa Blackjacks87-101
17/06/23Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River82-93
21/06/22Ottawa Blackjacks v Niagara River86-90
Ottawa Blackjackslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/08/24ANiagara River91-94
02/08/24AScarborough Shooting Stars90-73
29/07/24HBrampton Honey Badgers116-104
27/07/24ANiagara River97-109
25/07/24HSaskatchewan Rattlers98-92
20/07/24HNiagara River122-113
18/07/24HScarborough Shooting Stars79-92
14/07/24AMontreal Alliance84-76
10/07/24ABrampton Honey Badgers94-79
06/07/24ANiagara River86-110
Niagara Riverlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/05/25HGuelph Nighthawks98-94
11/08/24AFraser Valley Bandits97-95
10/08/24HMontreal Alliance78-75
04/08/24HOttawa Blackjacks94-91
27/07/24HOttawa Blackjacks109-97
20/07/24AOttawa Blackjacks113-122
17/07/24HBrampton Honey Badgers80-71
14/07/24HEdmonton Stingers105-104
11/07/24HMontreal Alliance83-77
10/07/24AScarborough Shooting Stars98-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ottawa Blackjacks
CEBL 2025
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
Overall--
Home--
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games---
Win %---
Points / game---
Allowed / game---
Point differential---
Avg total---
Over main line---
Win by 10+---
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %---
Niagara River
CEBL 2025
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallW100%
HomeW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games11-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game98.098.0-
Allowed / game94.094.0-
Point differential+4.0+4.0-
Avg total192.0192.0-
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %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 Bandits110100%105.065.0+40.0
2 Niagara River110100%98.094.0+4.0
3 Winnipeg Sea Bears110100%92.089.0+3.0
4 Guelph Nighthawks21150%90.091.0-1.0
5 Edmonton Stingers2020%86.589.0-2.5
6 Saskatchewan Rattlers1010%65.0105.0-40.0
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
Ottawa Blackjacks2822181785
Niagara River1519242987
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