Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Iona Gaels
73 75
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Atlantic Athletic 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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -8.9 (-10.9) 143.2 (+4.8) 81%

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 7068 IONA
Jan 10, 2026 IONA 7153 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 6563 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 7471 NIA
Mar 10, 2023 IONA 7159 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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