I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Iona Gaels
80 – 58
FINAL Conference
Rider Broncs
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -11.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money IONA -800 / RID +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +22 138 Won
Massey IONA -14.4 (+7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (-7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -10.9 (+11.1) 141.1 (-3.1) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -10.2 (+11.8) 143.5 (-5.5) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -12.2 (+9.8) 139.8 (-1.8) 88% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -12.1 (+9.9) 141.6 (-3.6) 89% ✓

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 15, 2026 RID 72 – 68 IONA
Feb 15, 2025 RID 74 – 71 IONA
Jan 24, 2025 IONA 73 – 67 RID
Feb 24, 2024 RID 78 – 75 IONA
Feb 4, 2024 IONA 94 – 93 RID

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA RID
Overall 18-14 4-25
Conference 10-10 3-17
Home 11-3 4-9
Away 6-8 0-16
Neutral 1-3 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.8 62.6
Avg Pts Against 73.1 76.8
Massey -4.9 (#243) -16.4 (#354)
Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#220) -3.05 (#357)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#218) -3.89 (#358)
RPI 0.499 (#192) 0.392 (#355)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA RID
FG% 43.7% 39.3%
3PT% 35.2% 28.3%
REB / G 34.9 34.5
OREB / G 9.7 12.7
AST / TO 1.19 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 43.1%
TOV% 16.7% 17.1%
ORB% 27.2% 33.3%
FT Rate 20.4% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 15.0%
DRB% 68.3% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 22.4%

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