Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Fairfield Stags
51 – 60
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 13, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -8.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money FAIR +350 / IONA -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAIR win
Actual IONA +9 111 Lost
Massey IONA -10.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 131.9 (-20.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -7.6 (-1.4) 133.6 (-22.6) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -7.6 (-1.4) 131.7 (-20.7) 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -7.4 (-1.6) 132.1 (-21.1) 22% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -7.8 (-1.2) 132.1 (-21.1) 23% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 FAIR 71 – 70 IONA
Feb 2, 2025 IONA 87 – 64 FAIR
Jan 11, 2025 FAIR 68 – 64 IONA
Mar 14, 2024 FAIR 68 – 63 IONA
Feb 3, 2024 IONA 91 – 82 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAIR IONA
Overall 10-17 12-6
Conference 7-11 6-3
Home 4-8 4-2
Away 3-8 4-3
Neutral 3-1 4-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 61.8 71.3
Avg Pts Against 66.7 66.1
Massey -8.1 (#283) 1.9 (#135)
Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#251) 0.43 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#254) 0.36 (#152)
RPI 0.456 (#250) 0.549 (#76)
Shooting & Four Factors FAIR IONA
FG% 40.3% 44.5%
3PT% 31.9% 36.0%
REB / G 35.6 37.6
OREB / G 10.0 11.4
AST / TO 0.77 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.9% 51.3%
TOV% 20.2% 22.4%
ORB% 28.6% 33.7%
FT Rate 23.9% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.9%
DRB% 74.0% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 32.3%

Game Analysis

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