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Iona Gaels
72 – 68
FINAL Conference
Siena Saints
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money IONA -210 / SIE +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +4 140 Won
Massey IONA -0.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIE -0.0 (+4.0) 138.7 (+1.3) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -2.2 (+1.8) 137.3 (+2.7) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -0.4 (+3.6) 137.9 (+2.1) 53% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -0.4 (+3.6) 138.6 (+1.4) 50% ✓

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 6, 2026 SIE 79 – 72 IONA
Jan 3, 2026 IONA 75 – 72 SIE
Jan 5, 2025 IONA 74 – 73 SIE
Mar 9, 2024 IONA 68 – 54 SIE
Jan 27, 2024 IONA 70 – 51 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SIE
Overall 17-17 14-18
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 7-7 9-5
Away 7-7 4-10
Neutral 3-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.1
Massey -7.3 (#280) -4.6 (#243)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#263) -0.52 (#224)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#273) -0.63 (#217)
RPI 0.444 (#270) 0.480 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SIE
FG% 40.0% 42.8%
3PT% 30.1% 34.5%
REB / G 37.1 31.9
OREB / G 15.7 9.8
AST / TO 0.83 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 49.9%
TOV% 22.4% 18.7%
ORB% 40.5% 29.2%
FT Rate 20.9% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 17.9%
DRB% 69.1% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.0% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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