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Iona Gaels
75 – 72
FINAL Conference
Siena Saints
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIE -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money IONA -102 / SIE -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +3 147 Won
Massey IONA -3.8 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (-0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -1.4 (+1.6) 141.3 (+5.7) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -1.8 (+1.2) 141.7 (+5.3) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -1.9 (+1.1) 138.4 (+8.6) 64% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -2.0 (+1.0) 139.4 (+7.6) 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

Feb 6, 2026 SIE 79 – 72 IONA
Jan 25, 2025 IONA 72 – 68 SIE
Jan 5, 2025 IONA 74 – 73 SIE
Mar 9, 2024 IONA 68 – 54 SIE
Jan 27, 2024 IONA 70 – 51 SIE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SIE
Overall 18-14 23-12
Conference 10-10 13-7
Home 11-3 9-4
Away 6-8 9-7
Neutral 1-3 5-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 70.4
Avg Pts Against 73.1 65.8
Massey -0.4 (#175) -0.4 (#174)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#138) 0.17 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#157) -0.07 (#171)
RPI 0.510 (#150) 0.502 (#168)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SIE
FG% 44.7% 44.9%
3PT% 35.7% 27.8%
REB / G 35.4 34.1
OREB / G 9.4 10.8
AST / TO 1.18 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 49.2%
TOV% 15.8% 16.5%
ORB% 25.6% 32.4%
FT Rate 21.1% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 20.2%
DRB% 68.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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