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Iona Gaels
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FINAL Conference
Canisius Golden Griffins
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -11.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money IONA -900 / CAN +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +21 143 Won
Massey IONA -11.0 (+10.0)
Massey Totals 144.0 (-1.0)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -9.1 (+11.9) 140.3 (+2.7) 80%
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -8.7 (+12.3) 139.3 (+3.7) 82%
Baseline ML IONA -8.9 (+12.1) 139.3 (+3.7) 81%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -7.8 (+13.2) 138.8 (+4.2) 81%

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 14, 2026 IONA 6963 CAN
Jan 11, 2026 IONA 7448 CAN
Mar 2, 2025 IONA 8252 CAN
Feb 10, 2024 CAN 7369 IONA
Jan 20, 2024 IONA 7058 CAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA CAN
Overall 17-17 3-28
Conference 12-8 3-17
Home 7-7 1-12
Away 7-7 2-15
Neutral 3-3 0-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 69.7 64.8
Avg Pts Against 70.5 78.6
Massey -8.2 (#300) -15.4 (#355)
Bradley-Terry -1.34 (#290) -3.22 (#357)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.77 (#297) -3.78 (#354)
RPI 0.431 (#292) 0.374 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA CAN
FG% 38.8% 42.2%
3PT% 29.2% 35.1%
REB / G 37.6 26.3
OREB / G 16.4 6.3
AST / TO 0.72 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.6% 49.7%
TOV% 23.3% 18.3%
ORB% 41.3% 19.6%
FT Rate 21.7% 17.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 56.8%
Opp TOV% 25.0% 15.0%
DRB% 69.1% 63.6%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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