Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Rider Broncs
64 – 72
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · December 20, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money RID +160 / IONA -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual IONA +8 136 Lost
Massey IONA -2.6 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -1.4 (-6.6) 138.4 (-2.4) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -2.3 (-5.7) 132.9 (+3.1) 33% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -2.3 (-5.7) 139.0 (-3.0) 42% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -1.7 (-6.3) 139.1 (-3.1) 47% ✓

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 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.5 71.3
Avg Pts Against 74.0 66.1
Massey -7.4 (#268) -0.3 (#159)
Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#279) -0.22 (#177)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.98 (#285) -0.39 (#178)
RPI 0.399 (#273) 0.415 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors RID IONA
FG% 44.0% 43.3%
3PT% 37.0% 30.5%
REB / G 32.2 35.0
OREB / G 9.0 11.7
AST / TO 1.04 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 48.9%
TOV% 20.3% 21.7%
ORB% 26.8% 33.0%
FT Rate 22.7% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 21.7%
DRB% 67.8% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 31.3%

Game Analysis

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