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Siena Saints
73 – 74
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · MVP Arena · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SIE -2.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money SIE -145 / IONA +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIE win
Actual IONA +1 147 Lost
Massey SIE -8.4 (-9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 139.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIE -6.1 (-7.1) 137.9 (+9.1) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIE -4.1 (-5.1) 138.8 (+8.2) 57% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIE -5.8 (-6.8) 139.7 (+7.3) 72% ✗
Baseline ML SIE -5.6 (-6.6) 139.4 (+7.6) 70% ✗

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 6, 2026 SIE 79 – 72 IONA
Jan 3, 2026 IONA 75 – 72 SIE
Jan 25, 2025 IONA 72 – 68 SIE
Mar 9, 2024 IONA 68 – 54 SIE
Jan 27, 2024 IONA 70 – 51 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIE IONA
Overall 14-18 17-17
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 9-5 7-7
Away 4-10 7-7
Neutral 1-3 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 69.7
Avg Pts Against 72.1 70.5
Massey -4.4 (#243) -8.6 (#305)
Bradley-Terry -0.13 (#183) -1.53 (#303)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#199) -1.94 (#298)
RPI 0.485 (#194) 0.427 (#307)
Shooting & Four Factors SIE IONA
FG% 42.4% 38.8%
3PT% 33.4% 29.8%
REB / G 32.2 37.1
OREB / G 10.1 16.4
AST / TO 0.92 0.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 43.8%
TOV% 18.1% 23.1%
ORB% 29.5% 41.0%
FT Rate 26.1% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 56.0%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 24.5%
DRB% 72.0% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 30.1%

Game Analysis

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