They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Iona Gaels
89 – 64
FINAL Neutral Gulf Coast Showcase
Buffalo Bulls
Hertz Arena (Neutral) · November 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money IONA -300 / BUF +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +25 153 Won
Massey IONA -16.0 (+9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -12.6 (+12.4) 143.4 (+9.6) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -11.4 (+13.6) 144.8 (+8.2) 85% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -11.8 (+13.2) 146.8 (+6.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -12.1 (+12.9) 146.2 (+6.8) 84% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA BUF
Overall 16-17 4-27
Conference 10-10 2-16
Home 9-5 2-13
Away 5-8 2-11
Neutral 2-4 0-3
Last 5 1-3 0-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 71.3 67.3
Avg Pts Against 70.6 79.6
Massey -0.7 (#182) -16.7 (#360)
Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#240) -3.34 (#356)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#198) -4.67 (#351)
RPI 0.363 (#315) 0.288 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA BUF
FG% 42.8% 38.9%
3PT% 34.0% 28.6%
REB / G 35.8 36.8
OREB / G 12.2 14.2
AST / TO 1.09 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 45.2%
TOV% 16.0% 22.0%
ORB% 30.2% 34.5%
FT Rate 17.9% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 59.4%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.8%
DRB% 70.7% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.4% 23.6%

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