And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · February 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money MSM +100 / IONA -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +7 137 Won
Massey MSM -1.0 (+6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 146.7 (-9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSM -0.1 (+6.9) 144.5 (-7.5) 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -0.2 (+7.2) 142.6 (-5.6) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -0.8 (+6.2) 143.4 (-6.4) 52% ✓
Baseline ML MSM -0.3 (+6.7) 145.2 (-8.2) 51% ✓

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 8, 2026 MSM 83 – 76 IONA
Dec 30, 2025 MSM 66 – 59 IONA
Mar 15, 2025 MSM 63 – 49 IONA
Feb 7, 2025 IONA 70 – 67 MSM
Jan 14, 2024 IONA 87 – 70 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM IONA
Overall 13-19 16-17
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 8-5 9-5
Away 5-13 5-8
Neutral 0-1 2-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 71.3
Avg Pts Against 71.8 70.6
Massey -3.6 (#232) -1.3 (#182)
Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#302) -0.50 (#224)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#289) -0.44 (#211)
RPI 0.430 (#310) 0.492 (#190)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM IONA
FG% 46.6% 43.5%
3PT% 33.9% 35.4%
REB / G 35.3 32.7
OREB / G 10.2 11.1
AST / TO 0.89 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 50.2%
TOV% 20.8% 15.4%
ORB% 31.1% 29.9%
FT Rate 19.7% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 22.9%
DRB% 71.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 30.0%

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