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Iona Gaels
87 – 64
FINAL Conference
Fairfield Stags
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money IONA -230 / FAIR +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +23 151 Won
Massey IONA -6.6 (+16.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.6 (+8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -3.7 (+19.3) 140.4 (+10.6) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -4.5 (+18.5) 138.0 (+13.0) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -4.2 (+18.8) 139.2 (+11.8) 69% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -4.6 (+18.4) 139.6 (+11.4) 69% ✓

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
Jan 11, 2025 FAIR 68 – 64 IONA
Mar 14, 2024 FAIR 68 – 63 IONA
Feb 3, 2024 IONA 91 – 82 FAIR
Dec 2, 2023 IONA 78 – 67 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA FAIR
Overall 17-17 12-20
Conference 12-8 8-12
Home 7-7 8-6
Away 7-7 3-12
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 66.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 73.5
Massey -8.2 (#296) -11.6 (#334)
Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#269) -1.35 (#288)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.54 (#280) -2.20 (#319)
RPI 0.442 (#280) 0.439 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA FAIR
FG% 40.1% 39.6%
3PT% 30.2% 31.7%
REB / G 36.9 33.2
OREB / G 15.4 12.5
AST / TO 0.86 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.3% 45.8%
TOV% 22.3% 15.5%
ORB% 39.8% 32.2%
FT Rate 20.0% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 55.8%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 17.3%
DRB% 69.1% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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