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Iona Gaels
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FINAL Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Metro Atlantic Athletic 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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -4.7 (-10.7) 132.4 (-20.4) 70%

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
Dec 8, 2024 IONA 7263 SPU
Jan 6, 2024 SPU 6957 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 7353 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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