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Iona Gaels
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FINAL Neutral Conference Hercules Tires MAAC
Marist Red Foxes
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -14.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +21 131 Won
Massey IONA -15.0 (+6.0)
Massey Totals 134.4 (-3.4)
Bradley-Terry 91%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -15.2 (+5.8) 137.3 (-6.3) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -14.8 (+6.2) 139.8 (-8.8) 89%
Baseline ML IONA -15.5 (+5.5) 140.2 (-9.2) 88%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -15.6 (+5.4) 137.8 (-6.8) 88%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 4, 2026 MRST 8338 IONA
Feb 9, 2025 IONA 7571 MRST
Jan 4, 2025 MRST 7065 IONA
Mar 3, 2024 IONA 7164 MRST
Nov 30, 2023 MRST 6864 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MRST
Overall 27-8 13-20
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 11-1 5-10
Away 8-4 4-9
Neutral 8-3 4-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 63.9
Avg Pts Against 65.6 66.7
Massey 8.8 (#67) -6.2 (#278)
Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#85) -1.27 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#90) -1.55 (#290)
RPI 0.591 (#25) 0.444 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MRST
FG% 46.2% 41.2%
3PT% 35.9% 33.0%
REB / G 35.7 34.3
OREB / G 11.2 8.9
AST / TO 1.43 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 48.2%
TOV% 15.4% 17.8%
ORB% 32.0% 25.8%
FT Rate 21.0% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 16.8%
DRB% 69.4% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 20.1%

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