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Saint Peter's Peacocks
69 – 57
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · January 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Under
Money SPU +130 / IONA -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +12 126 Won
Massey SPU -3.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 124.2 (+1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -0.8 (+11.2) 127.5 (-1.5) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -0.3 (+11.7) 124.7 (+1.3) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -1.6 (+10.4) 127.9 (-1.9) 60% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -1.3 (+10.7) 127.1 (-1.1) 59% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 21, 2026 IONA 72 – 64 SPU
Jan 19, 2026 SPU 77 – 63 IONA
Dec 8, 2024 IONA 72 – 63 SPU
Feb 18, 2024 SPU 59 – 53 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 73 – 53 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU IONA
Overall 19-14 16-17
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 8-5 9-5
Away 8-8 5-8
Neutral 3-1 2-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.6 71.3
Avg Pts Against 63.8 70.6
Massey -0.8 (#180) 0.4 (#159)
Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#154) -0.10 (#189)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#154) 0.20 (#162)
RPI 0.496 (#174) 0.496 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU IONA
FG% 38.9% 42.5%
3PT% 29.4% 35.4%
REB / G 34.8 34.6
OREB / G 13.1 11.3
AST / TO 0.72 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.9% 49.4%
TOV% 21.1% 17.0%
ORB% 37.5% 30.0%
FT Rate 26.4% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 21.8%
DRB% 70.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 35.8% 30.3%

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