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Iona Gaels
65 – 60
FINAL Conference
Manhattan Jaspers
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money IONA -170 / MAN +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +5 125 Won
Massey IONA -1.1 (+3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-27.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MAN -0.1 (+5.1) 149.0 (-24.0) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -1.8 (+3.2) 147.8 (-22.8) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -0.1 (+4.9) 148.0 (-23.0) 51% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -0.4 (+4.6) 150.4 (-25.4) 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

Mar 1, 2026 IONA 69 – 65 MAN
Jan 25, 2026 IONA 66 – 57 MAN
Mar 13, 2025 IONA 77 – 65 MAN
Feb 1, 2025 MAN 76 – 55 IONA
Mar 13, 2024 IONA 60 – 57 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MAN
Overall 17-17 17-14
Conference 12-8 12-8
Home 7-7 9-5
Away 7-7 8-7
Neutral 3-3 0-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.7 75.9
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.2
Massey -7.1 (#280) -5.0 (#248)
Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#259) -0.54 (#218)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.36 (#274) -0.94 (#240)
RPI 0.456 (#266) 0.487 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MAN
FG% 41.1% 43.9%
3PT% 31.3% 34.0%
REB / G 35.9 36.5
OREB / G 14.3 11.8
AST / TO 0.94 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 50.8%
TOV% 21.2% 17.2%
ORB% 38.1% 32.7%
FT Rate 19.9% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 15.5%
DRB% 69.5% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 19.3%

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