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FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · December 19, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money RID +100 / IONA -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual IONA +14 126 Lost
Massey RID -5.5 (-19.5) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (-18.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RID -2.9 (-16.9) 142.3 (-16.3) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RID -2.1 (-16.1) 137.7 (-11.7) 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RID -2.9 (-16.9) 142.8 (-16.8) 59% ✗
Baseline ML RID -2.5 (-16.5) 143.2 (-17.2) 64% ✗

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 28, 2026 IONA 80 – 58 RID
Jan 15, 2026 RID 72 – 68 IONA
Feb 15, 2025 RID 74 – 71 IONA
Jan 24, 2025 IONA 73 – 67 RID
Feb 24, 2024 RID 78 – 75 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RID IONA
Overall 6-17 12-6
Conference 5-13 6-3
Home 1-8 4-2
Away 4-8 4-3
Neutral 1-1 4-1
Last 5 1-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.5 71.3
Avg Pts Against 74.0 66.1
Massey -1.7 (#179) -2.4 (#191)
Bradley-Terry -0.60 (#199) -0.63 (#202)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.72 (#186) -0.78 (#189)
RPI 0.516 (#140) 0.405 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors RID IONA
FG% 44.4% 42.7%
3PT% 39.0% 32.7%
REB / G 33.2 34.8
OREB / G 9.8 11.6
AST / TO 1.11 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 48.6%
TOV% 19.4% 22.9%
ORB% 28.3% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.3% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.1% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 21.2%
DRB% 68.6% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 33.5%

Game Analysis

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