Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Iona Gaels
49 – 63
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money IONA -225 / MSM +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual MSM +14 112 Lost
Massey IONA -0.1 (-14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (-27.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -0.4 (-14.4) 136.7 (-24.7) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -0.6 (-14.6) 136.7 (-24.7) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -0.5 (-14.5) 136.2 (-24.2) 52% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -0.5 (-14.5) 137.3 (-25.3) 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 8, 2026 MSM 83 – 76 IONA
Dec 30, 2025 MSM 66 – 59 IONA
Feb 7, 2025 IONA 70 – 67 MSM
Feb 25, 2024 MSM 72 – 65 IONA
Jan 14, 2024 IONA 87 – 70 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MSM
Overall 17-17 23-13
Conference 12-8 12-8
Home 7-7 10-4
Away 7-7 9-8
Neutral 3-3 4-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 69.3
Avg Pts Against 70.5 70.7
Massey -5.5 (#255) -5.6 (#256)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#229) -0.18 (#181)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#242) -0.60 (#213)
RPI 0.483 (#218) 0.518 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MSM
FG% 42.3% 44.1%
3PT% 32.1% 34.7%
REB / G 37.0 37.2
OREB / G 14.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.02 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 51.1%
TOV% 20.8% 21.5%
ORB% 39.1% 31.2%
FT Rate 19.2% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 16.0%
DRB% 69.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 19.9%

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