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Niagara Purple Eagles
55 – 72
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -7.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money NIA +250 / IONA -350
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual IONA +17 127 Lost
Massey IONA -7.7 (-9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.4 (-5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -6.5 (-10.5) 133.9 (-6.9) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -6.3 (-10.7) 133.0 (-6.0) 23% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -5.5 (-11.5) 132.8 (-5.8) 31% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -5.9 (-11.1) 133.4 (-6.4) 27% ✓

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 15, 2026 NIA 70 – 68 IONA
Jan 10, 2026 IONA 71 – 53 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 65 – 63 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 74 – 71 NIA
Jan 7, 2024 NIA 75 – 73 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA IONA
Overall 16-15 27-8
Conference 10-10 17-3
Home 9-4 11-1
Away 4-10 8-4
Neutral 3-1 8-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 76.0
Avg Pts Against 66.4 65.6
Massey -3.5 (#229) 7.9 (#72)
Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#182) 0.86 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#205) 1.09 (#101)
RPI 0.498 (#180) 0.569 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA IONA
FG% 44.5% 45.8%
3PT% 34.8% 33.2%
REB / G 30.3 35.6
OREB / G 7.6 10.9
AST / TO 0.90 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 51.0%
TOV% 18.5% 15.4%
ORB% 25.3% 30.4%
FT Rate 22.6% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 21.1%
DRB% 71.0% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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