Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Iona Gaels
71 – 53
FINAL Conference
Niagara Purple Eagles
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -10.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money IONA -575 / NIA +425
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +18 124 Won
Massey IONA -16.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (-22.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IONA -11.1 (+6.9) 139.7 (-15.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -11.2 (+6.8) 141.4 (-17.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -11.3 (+6.7) 140.7 (-16.7) 87% ✓
Baseline ML IONA -12.0 (+6.0) 139.8 (-15.8) 88% ✓

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 15, 2026 NIA 70 – 68 IONA
Feb 28, 2025 IONA 65 – 63 NIA
Feb 9, 2024 IONA 74 – 71 NIA
Jan 7, 2024 NIA 75 – 73 IONA
Mar 10, 2023 IONA 71 – 59 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA NIA
Overall 18-14 8-22
Conference 10-10 5-15
Home 11-3 6-7
Away 6-8 2-14
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 63.3
Avg Pts Against 73.1 71.7
Massey -3.0 (#216) -15.8 (#352)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#150) -2.62 (#343)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#157) -3.40 (#341)
RPI 0.518 (#135) 0.378 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA NIA
FG% 44.4% 42.2%
3PT% 35.0% 31.2%
REB / G 35.2 26.9
OREB / G 8.9 7.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 48.5%
TOV% 17.3% 18.1%
ORB% 24.7% 22.3%
FT Rate 20.7% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.8%
DRB% 68.8% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 30.2%

Game Analysis

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