Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Fairfield Stags
67 – 78
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Leo D. Mahoney Arena · December 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money FAIR +200 / IONA -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAIR win
Actual IONA +11 145 Lost
Massey FAIR -0.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -2.0 (-9.0) 149.0 (-4.0) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -3.2 (-7.8) 146.9 (-1.9) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -0.7 (-10.3) 146.2 (-1.2) 46% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -1.4 (-9.6) 147.5 (-2.5) 45% ✓

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 31, 2026 FAIR 71 – 70 IONA
Feb 2, 2025 IONA 87 – 64 FAIR
Jan 11, 2025 FAIR 68 – 64 IONA
Mar 14, 2024 FAIR 68 – 63 IONA
Feb 3, 2024 IONA 91 – 82 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAIR IONA
Overall 24-13 16-17
Conference 14-6 10-10
Home 10-4 9-5
Away 10-6 5-8
Neutral 4-3 2-4
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 71.3
Avg Pts Against 71.7 70.6
Massey -7.2 (#302) -1.0 (#194)
Bradley-Terry -2.41 (#329) -1.56 (#296)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.37 (#327) -1.96 (#282)
RPI 0.386 (#325) 0.390 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors FAIR IONA
FG% 39.4% 44.0%
3PT% 30.7% 35.4%
REB / G 32.4 32.6
OREB / G 10.0 10.6
AST / TO 0.89 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 50.8%
TOV% 17.4% 16.9%
ORB% 24.9% 28.0%
FT Rate 16.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 21.8%
DRB% 65.1% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 35.6%

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