I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Iona Gaels
70 77 OT
FINAL Conference
Merrimack Warriors
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -0.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money IONA -110 / MRMK -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual MRMK +7 147 Lost
Massey MRMK -1.1 (-5.9)
Massey Totals 126.6 (+20.4)
Bradley-Terry 52%
Weighted B-T 46%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -0.3 (-7.3) 132.9 (+14.1) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML MRMK -0.4 (-6.6) 130.6 (+16.4) 46%
Baseline ML MRMK -0.6 (-6.4) 130.9 (+16.1) 50%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -0.0 (-7.0) 132.4 (+14.6) 51%

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 22, 2026 MRMK 8886 IONA
Jan 23, 2026 IONA 6160 MRMK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MRMK
Overall 17-17 18-15
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 7-7 8-5
Away 7-7 9-8
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 65.6
Avg Pts Against 70.5 64.2
Massey -6.9 (#277) -2.7 (#209)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#248) -0.37 (#206)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.26 (#266) -0.47 (#205)
RPI 0.462 (#259) 0.519 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MRMK
FG% 41.0% 41.9%
3PT% 31.1% 32.6%
REB / G 36.5 28.4
OREB / G 14.6 7.0
AST / TO 0.95 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.4% 48.8%
TOV% 21.1% 14.3%
ORB% 38.3% 20.8%
FT Rate 19.6% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.4% 22.5%
DRB% 69.4% 61.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 21.7%

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