Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Iona Gaels
72 – 64 OT
FINAL Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Metro 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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -1.3 (+6.7) 142.3 (-6.3) 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% ✓

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 77 – 63 IONA
Dec 8, 2024 IONA 72 – 63 SPU
Feb 18, 2024 SPU 59 – 53 IONA
Jan 6, 2024 SPU 69 – 57 IONA
Feb 19, 2023 IONA 73 – 53 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%

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