That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Niagara Purple Eagles
70 68
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Atlantic Athletic 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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -5.6 (+7.6) 131.1 (+6.9) 32%

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 7153 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 6563 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 7471 NIA
Jan 7, 2024 NIA 7573 IONA
Mar 10, 2023 IONA 7159 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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