I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Iona Gaels
74 – 54
FINAL Neutral Conference Hercules Tires MAAC
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -14.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Money IONA -1100 / MSM +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +20 128 Won
Massey IONA -14.4 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 134.9 (-6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -13.3 (+6.7) 137.7 (-9.7) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -13.8 (+6.2) 137.7 (-9.7) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -12.9 (+7.1) 139.5 (-11.5) 86% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -12.7 (+7.3) 139.9 (-11.9) 86% ✓

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
Feb 25, 2024 MSM 72 – 65 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MSM
Overall 27-8 13-20
Conference 17-3 8-12
Home 11-1 5-9
Away 8-4 7-10
Neutral 8-3 1-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 63.8
Avg Pts Against 65.6 67.9
Massey 8.7 (#66) -5.7 (#269)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#86) -1.18 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.24 (#91) -1.55 (#290)
RPI 0.589 (#30) 0.459 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MSM
FG% 46.1% 42.6%
3PT% 35.8% 36.5%
REB / G 35.7 33.4
OREB / G 11.0 9.3
AST / TO 1.45 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 48.8%
TOV% 15.1% 20.9%
ORB% 31.2% 27.9%
FT Rate 20.8% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 17.9%
DRB% 69.5% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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