Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Iona Gaels
72 63
FINAL Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money IONA -115 / SPU -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +9 135 Won
Massey SPU -4.1 (+13.1)
Massey Totals 129.4 (+5.6)
Bradley-Terry 39%
Weighted B-T 26%
Efficiency Plus ML SPU -3.5 (+12.5) 133.5 (+1.5) 43%
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -2.8 (+11.8) 133.1 (+1.9) 37%
Baseline ML SPU -3.6 (+12.6) 133.4 (+1.6) 41%
Baseline Plus ML SPU -3.9 (+12.9) 132.5 (+2.5) 38%

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 7264 SPU
Jan 19, 2026 SPU 7763 IONA
Feb 18, 2024 SPU 5953 IONA
Jan 6, 2024 SPU 6957 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 7353 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SPU
Overall 17-17 12-16
Conference 12-8 7-13
Home 7-7 6-6
Away 7-7 6-10
Neutral 3-3 0-0
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 69.7 64.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 66.3
Massey -10.6 (#335) -2.0 (#195)
Bradley-Terry -1.91 (#320) -0.64 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.78 (#324) -0.83 (#224)
RPI 0.409 (#313) 0.449 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SPU
FG% 38.5% 39.8%
3PT% 29.9% 36.7%
REB / G 37.8 37.4
OREB / G 16.1 13.4
AST / TO 0.63 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.5% 47.5%
TOV% 23.5% 19.6%
ORB% 40.0% 37.2%
FT Rate 20.6% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.7% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 15.4%
DRB% 71.1% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 34.3%

Game Analysis

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