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Iona Gaels
73 – 75
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -10.0 Away covered
O/U 141.0 Over
Money IONA -440 / NIA +335
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual NIA +2 148 Lost
Massey IONA -11.6 (-13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -8.9 (-10.9) 143.2 (+4.8) 81% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -10.9 (-12.9) 142.1 (+5.9) 84% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -8.6 (-10.6) 142.1 (+5.9) 82% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -8.8 (-10.8) 142.6 (+5.4) 79% ✗

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 15, 2026 NIA 70 – 68 IONA
Jan 10, 2026 IONA 71 – 53 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 65 – 63 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 74 – 71 NIA
Mar 10, 2023 IONA 71 – 59 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA NIA
Overall 16-17 16-16
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 9-5 5-9
Away 5-8 10-6
Neutral 2-4 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 71.2
Avg Pts Against 70.6 72.4
Massey -0.3 (#172) -7.7 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#197) -1.41 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#175) -1.95 (#304)
RPI 0.490 (#198) 0.427 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA NIA
FG% 41.9% 44.9%
3PT% 34.7% 36.3%
REB / G 33.9 29.4
OREB / G 10.9 7.4
AST / TO 1.16 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 50.3%
TOV% 16.9% 16.5%
ORB% 29.0% 23.8%
FT Rate 21.2% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 15.4%
DRB% 69.5% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 31.3% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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