And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Niagara Purple Eagles
64 – 70
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money NIA +400 / IONA -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual IONA +6 134 Lost
Massey IONA -5.6 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 130.9 (+3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -4.9 (-1.1) 133.6 (+0.4) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -4.2 (-1.8) 131.3 (+2.7) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -4.1 (-1.9) 134.4 (-0.4) 31% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -4.7 (-1.3) 134.3 (-0.3) 30% ✓

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 15, 2026 NIA 70 – 68 IONA
Jan 10, 2026 IONA 71 – 53 NIA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 65 – 63 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 74 – 71 NIA
Jan 7, 2024 NIA 75 – 73 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA IONA
Overall 9-11 12-6
Conference 7-9 6-3
Home 5-3 4-2
Away 3-7 4-3
Neutral 1-1 4-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.7 71.3
Avg Pts Against 65.2 66.1
Massey -3.8 (#231) 1.8 (#138)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#223) 0.34 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.69 (#216) 0.28 (#158)
RPI 0.483 (#196) 0.546 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA IONA
FG% 41.1% 44.2%
3PT% 32.3% 35.5%
REB / G 31.4 37.5
OREB / G 7.9 11.5
AST / TO 1.20 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 50.9%
TOV% 15.1% 22.3%
ORB% 22.8% 33.7%
FT Rate 23.2% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 20.2%
DRB% 72.2% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 32.1%

Game Analysis

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