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Iona Gaels
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FINAL Conference
Merrimack Warriors
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MRMK -1.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money IONA -105 / MRMK -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual IONA +1 121 Won
Massey IONA -3.5 (-2.5)
Massey Totals 143.2 (-22.2)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 55%
Efficiency Plus ML IONA -1.9 (-0.9) 139.6 (-18.6) 60%
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -1.6 (-0.6) 135.4 (-14.4) 59%
Baseline ML IONA -1.8 (-0.8) 135.8 (-14.8) 60%
Baseline Plus ML IONA -1.5 (-0.5) 137.8 (-16.8) 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 22, 2026 MRMK 8886 IONA
Feb 23, 2025 MRMK 7770 IONA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA MRMK
Overall 18-14 23-11
Conference 10-10 17-3
Home 11-3 11-0
Away 6-8 9-8
Neutral 1-3 3-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 68.5
Avg Pts Against 73.1 66.5
Massey -3.9 (#229) -4.0 (#232)
Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#188) 0.25 (#147)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#193) 0.13 (#157)
RPI 0.500 (#177) 0.523 (#124)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA MRMK
FG% 44.3% 40.9%
3PT% 35.4% 31.5%
REB / G 35.3 27.8
OREB / G 9.0 8.1
AST / TO 1.20 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 48.4%
TOV% 16.7% 15.5%
ORB% 25.0% 24.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 19.4%
DRB% 68.9% 58.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 28.7%

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