The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Rider Broncs
72 – 68
FINAL Conference
Iona Gaels
Metro Conference · Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -7.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money RID +260 / IONA -325
Model Predictions
Spread Total RID win
Actual RID +4 140 Won
Massey IONA -9.8 (+13.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 1% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -10.5 (+14.5) 137.6 (+2.4) 14% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -9.0 (+13.0) 139.0 (+1.0) 19% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -11.1 (+15.1) 134.4 (+5.6) 16% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -11.3 (+15.3) 134.0 (+6.0) 15% ✗

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 28, 2026 IONA 80 – 58 RID
Feb 15, 2025 RID 74 – 71 IONA
Jan 24, 2025 IONA 73 – 67 RID
Feb 24, 2024 RID 78 – 75 IONA
Feb 4, 2024 IONA 94 – 93 RID

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RID IONA
Overall 4-25 18-14
Conference 3-17 10-10
Home 4-9 11-3
Away 0-16 6-8
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 62.6 73.8
Avg Pts Against 76.8 73.1
Massey -15.4 (#352) -2.1 (#200)
Bradley-Terry -4.97 (#364) 0.43 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry -6.88 (#364) 0.32 (#148)
RPI 0.385 (#343) 0.525 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors RID IONA
FG% 37.4% 44.9%
3PT% 24.8% 35.3%
REB / G 35.8 36.0
OREB / G 12.3 9.1
AST / TO 0.70 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.0% 52.4%
TOV% 19.5% 17.4%
ORB% 31.9% 25.6%
FT Rate 20.8% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 13.3% 16.5%
DRB% 65.7% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 17.8%

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