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Iona Gaels
71 – 59
FINAL Neutral Conference Hercules Tires MAAC
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -14.0 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money IONA -1400 / NIA +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +12 130 Won
Massey IONA -13.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 132.4 (-2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -11.5 (+0.5) 135.1 (-5.1) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -12.1 (-0.1) 133.8 (-3.8) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -12.0 (+0.0) 136.8 (-6.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -11.3 (+0.7) 136.5 (-6.5) 85% ✓

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 IONA NIA
Overall 27-8 16-15
Conference 17-3 10-10
Home 11-1 9-4
Away 8-4 4-10
Neutral 8-3 3-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 64.2
Avg Pts Against 65.6 66.4
Massey 8.9 (#64) -4.9 (#253)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#86) -0.75 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#91) -1.04 (#252)
RPI 0.590 (#30) 0.468 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA NIA
FG% 46.1% 44.3%
3PT% 35.9% 33.6%
REB / G 35.9 30.1
OREB / G 11.2 7.8
AST / TO 1.46 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 50.1%
TOV% 15.2% 18.4%
ORB% 31.6% 25.8%
FT Rate 20.5% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 16.8%
DRB% 69.7% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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