In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Rider Broncs
67 – 73
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · January 24, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money RID +120 / IONA -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual IONA +6 140 Lost
Massey RID -1.7 (-7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 134.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RID -0.9 (-6.9) 132.9 (+7.1) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RID -0.2 (-6.2) 133.4 (+6.6) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RID -0.5 (-6.5) 132.9 (+7.1) 52% ✗
Baseline ML RID -0.3 (-6.3) 133.5 (+6.5) 45% ✓

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
Feb 24, 2024 RID 78 – 75 IONA
Feb 4, 2024 IONA 94 – 93 RID

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RID IONA
Overall 14-19 17-17
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 5-7 7-7
Away 8-11 7-7
Neutral 1-1 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.0 69.7
Avg Pts Against 71.8 70.5
Massey -9.3 (#316) -7.6 (#289)
Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#267) -1.27 (#279)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#292) -1.67 (#288)
RPI 0.445 (#268) 0.432 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors RID IONA
FG% 41.0% 39.6%
3PT% 29.5% 30.2%
REB / G 34.8 37.4
OREB / G 11.9 16.0
AST / TO 1.01 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 44.7%
TOV% 17.5% 22.7%
ORB% 33.1% 40.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 24.8%
DRB% 68.3% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 30.3%

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