The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Iona Gaels
72 64 OT
FINAL Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money IONA -118 / SPU -102
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +8 136 Won
Massey IONA -2.2 (+5.8)
Massey Totals 145.6 (-9.6)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 59%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -0.4 (+7.6) 142.7 (-6.7) 56%
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -1.8 (+6.2) 140.9 (-4.9) 58%
Baseline ML IONA -1.3 (+6.7) 142.2 (-6.2) 58%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -1.3 (+6.7) 142.3 (-6.3) 59%

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 19, 2026 SPU 7763 IONA
Dec 8, 2024 IONA 7263 SPU
Feb 18, 2024 SPU 5953 IONA
Jan 6, 2024 SPU 6957 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 7353 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SPU
Overall 18-14 17-12
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 11-3 13-1
Away 6-8 4-10
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 69.2
Avg Pts Against 73.1 69.1
Massey -5.3 (#249) -4.6 (#235)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#222) -0.21 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#217) -0.49 (#208)
RPI 0.498 (#187) 0.516 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SPU
FG% 43.8% 40.0%
3PT% 35.3% 30.4%
REB / G 34.3 35.6
OREB / G 9.4 14.0
AST / TO 1.22 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 46.0%
TOV% 16.5% 16.9%
ORB% 26.5% 37.3%
FT Rate 20.3% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 20.3%
DRB% 67.7% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 35.6%

Game Analysis

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