It's tough kid, but it's life. "Holiday In Cambodia" - The Dead Kennedys
Iona Gaels
78 – 55
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 16, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -10.0 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +23 133 Won
Massey IONA -10.6 (+12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.3 (-2.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -9.9 (+13.1) 136.9 (-3.9) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -10.2 (+12.8) 138.8 (-5.8) 83% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -10.4 (+12.6) 139.0 (-6.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -10.2 (+12.8) 139.2 (-6.2) 83% ✓

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 25-8 14-16
Conference 17-3 9-11
Home 13-0 7-4
Away 7-5 5-10
Neutral 5-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 65.9
Avg Pts Against 68.6 66.0
Massey 7.7 (#64) 0.8 (#150)
Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#39) -0.54 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#41) -0.69 (#223)
RPI 0.628 (#17) 0.487 (#192)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA NIA
FG% 44.4% 44.0%
3PT% 31.8% 34.9%
REB / G 37.1 30.6
OREB / G 11.4 6.5
AST / TO 1.21 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 50.4%
TOV% 18.0% 17.5%
ORB% 31.6% 20.7%
FT Rate 29.3% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 18.4%
DRB% 71.7% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 20.2%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.