I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Iona Gaels
80 91
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money IONA -170 / SHU +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual SHU +11 171 Lost
Massey IONA -3.7 (-14.7)
Massey Totals 157.0 (+14.0)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 71%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -2.9 (-13.9) 149.7 (+21.3) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -3.3 (-14.3) 143.6 (+27.4) 65%
Baseline ML IONA -3.4 (-14.4) 143.6 (+27.4) 65%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -3.1 (-14.1) 145.1 (+25.9) 68%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 IONA 8169 SHU
Mar 8, 2025 IONA 9088 SHU
Dec 7, 2024 SHU 8359 IONA
Nov 11, 2023 IONA 8881 SHU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SHU
Overall 18-14 14-19
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 11-3 8-5
Away 6-8 5-13
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 74.3
Avg Pts Against 73.1 77.6
Massey -4.6 (#239) -8.3 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#214) -1.20 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#218) -1.45 (#276)
RPI 0.509 (#164) 0.468 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SHU
FG% 43.8% 42.9%
3PT% 35.5% 36.0%
REB / G 35.6 34.7
OREB / G 9.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.14 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.9%
TOV% 17.4% 17.7%
ORB% 27.6% 28.9%
FT Rate 20.8% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 14.7%
DRB% 68.7% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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