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Iona Gaels
91 – 82
FINAL Conference
Fairfield Stags
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -4.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money IONA -213 / FAIR +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +9 173 Won
Massey IONA -3.5 (+5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (+27.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -2.7 (+6.3) 146.5 (+26.5) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -4.9 (+4.1) 146.9 (+26.1) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -2.8 (+6.2) 144.9 (+28.1) 65% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -2.9 (+6.1) 145.6 (+27.4) 63% ✓

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
Dec 2, 2023 IONA 78 – 67 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA FAIR
Overall 16-17 24-13
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 9-5 10-4
Away 5-8 10-6
Neutral 2-4 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 75.1
Avg Pts Against 70.6 71.7
Massey -0.5 (#174) -0.5 (#172)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#232) -0.11 (#181)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#192) -0.28 (#191)
RPI 0.486 (#198) 0.505 (#161)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA FAIR
FG% 43.4% 44.4%
3PT% 35.2% 35.8%
REB / G 32.9 33.6
OREB / G 10.9 9.5
AST / TO 1.36 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.5%
TOV% 15.5% 16.7%
ORB% 29.4% 27.2%
FT Rate 19.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 19.7%
DRB% 69.1% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 18.5%

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