We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Iona Gaels
53 – 59
FINAL Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money IONA -300 / SPU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual SPU +6 112 Lost
Massey IONA -5.2 (-11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 129.7 (-17.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -4.7 (-10.7) 132.4 (-20.4) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -6.2 (-12.2) 129.7 (-17.7) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -4.8 (-10.8) 132.4 (-20.4) 71% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -3.8 (-9.8) 133.2 (-21.2) 68% ✗

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
Jan 6, 2024 SPU 69 – 57 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 73 – 53 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SPU
Overall 16-17 19-14
Conference 10-10 12-8
Home 9-5 8-5
Away 5-8 8-8
Neutral 2-4 3-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 64.6
Avg Pts Against 70.6 63.8
Massey -0.9 (#179) -2.7 (#211)
Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#202) -0.67 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#190) -0.79 (#241)
RPI 0.499 (#173) 0.484 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SPU
FG% 44.1% 39.0%
3PT% 35.1% 31.7%
REB / G 32.7 35.1
OREB / G 10.8 12.9
AST / TO 1.40 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 44.2%
TOV% 15.1% 19.6%
ORB% 29.5% 35.5%
FT Rate 20.6% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 21.6%
DRB% 68.5% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 31.3%

Game Analysis

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