Trouble's gonna come to you "Your Time is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin
Iona Gaels
70 – 71
FINAL Conference
Fairfield Stags
Metro Conference · Hynes Athletics Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money IONA -135 / FAIR +114
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual FAIR +1 141 Lost
Massey IONA -5.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (-13.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -4.1 (-5.1) 145.1 (-4.1) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -3.9 (-4.9) 144.6 (-3.6) 70% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -4.0 (-5.0) 142.8 (-1.8) 69% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -4.3 (-5.3) 142.9 (-1.9) 70% ✗

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 2, 2025 IONA 87 – 64 FAIR
Jan 11, 2025 FAIR 68 – 64 IONA
Mar 14, 2024 FAIR 68 – 63 IONA
Feb 3, 2024 IONA 91 – 82 FAIR
Dec 2, 2023 IONA 78 – 67 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA FAIR
Overall 18-14 21-13
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 11-3 12-4
Away 6-8 7-8
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 72.9
Avg Pts Against 73.1 71.9
Massey -4.1 (#232) -6.0 (#260)
Bradley-Terry -0.02 (#169) -0.67 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.26 (#194) -0.96 (#233)
RPI 0.509 (#150) 0.486 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA FAIR
FG% 43.8% 43.0%
3PT% 35.3% 33.4%
REB / G 35.3 38.1
OREB / G 9.2 13.6
AST / TO 1.19 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 49.1%
TOV% 16.8% 14.9%
ORB% 25.7% 35.2%
FT Rate 19.4% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 15.9%
DRB% 68.6% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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