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Niagara Purple Eagles
70 – 68
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money NIA +164 / IONA -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +2 138 Won
Massey IONA -5.9 (+7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 137.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -5.6 (+7.6) 131.1 (+6.9) 32% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -6.1 (+8.1) 131.5 (+6.5) 27% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -5.0 (+7.0) 130.5 (+7.5) 26% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -4.9 (+6.9) 131.4 (+6.6) 29% ✗

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 10, 2026 IONA 71 – 53 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 65 – 63 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 74 – 71 NIA
Jan 7, 2024 NIA 75 – 73 IONA
Mar 10, 2023 IONA 71 – 59 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA IONA
Overall 8-22 18-14
Conference 5-15 10-10
Home 6-7 11-3
Away 2-14 6-8
Neutral 0-1 1-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 73.8
Avg Pts Against 71.7 73.1
Massey -13.8 (#342) -4.9 (#239)
Bradley-Terry -2.47 (#349) -0.35 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.08 (#346) -0.53 (#209)
RPI 0.411 (#332) 0.503 (#180)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA IONA
FG% 43.0% 43.7%
3PT% 33.5% 35.5%
REB / G 29.0 34.4
OREB / G 7.9 9.3
AST / TO 1.14 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 51.7%
TOV% 18.6% 16.6%
ORB% 24.5% 26.2%
FT Rate 17.8% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.2%
DRB% 67.4% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 19.9%

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