Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Niagara Purple Eagles
80 – 71
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 6, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -7.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +9 151 Won
Massey IONA -6.8 (+15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -5.7 (+14.7) 141.0 (+10.0) 30% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -6.2 (+15.2) 141.6 (+9.4) 25% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -6.2 (+15.2) 141.4 (+9.6) 30% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -5.9 (+14.9) 142.6 (+8.4) 29% ✗

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 NIA IONA
Overall 14-16 25-8
Conference 9-11 17-3
Home 7-4 13-0
Away 5-10 7-5
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 65.9 75.2
Avg Pts Against 66.0 68.6
Massey -1.6 (#203) 8.4 (#64)
Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#216) 2.58 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#225) 3.02 (#28)
RPI 0.491 (#188) 0.630 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA IONA
FG% 43.5% 44.8%
3PT% 35.8% 32.4%
REB / G 31.0 38.1
OREB / G 6.9 11.9
AST / TO 0.96 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 50.4%
TOV% 17.9% 17.6%
ORB% 21.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 22.4% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.2%
DRB% 71.4% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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