This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · December 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money MSM +120 / IONA -142
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +7 125 Won
Massey IONA -7.5 (+14.5) — —
Massey Totals — 160.5 (-35.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -10.0 (+17.0) 152.8 (-27.8) 24% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -6.3 (+13.3) 152.8 (-27.8) 27% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -8.0 (+15.0) 148.6 (-23.6) 27% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -7.0 (+14.0) 149.8 (-24.8) 27% ✗

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
Mar 15, 2025 MSM 63 – 49 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 MSM IONA
Overall 15-17 18-14
Conference 11-9 10-10
Home 8-5 11-3
Away 7-11 6-8
Neutral 0-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 73.8
Avg Pts Against 71.0 73.1
Massey -11.3 (#325) 0.4 (#170)
Bradley-Terry -2.23 (#331) 0.81 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.30 (#331) 0.73 (#134)
RPI 0.406 (#322) 0.525 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM IONA
FG% 43.8% 45.7%
3PT% 34.3% 36.6%
REB / G 35.0 35.4
OREB / G 9.2 9.5
AST / TO 0.85 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 53.1%
TOV% 24.2% 15.5%
ORB% 27.8% 26.1%
FT Rate 20.9% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 17.7%
DRB% 71.7% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 18.9%

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