He is handing the money / He is serving the food / He knows about your party / He is calling you dude. "Comfort Eagle" - Cake
Iona Gaels
80 – 91
FINAL Neutral Conference MAAC
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Metro Conference · Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Neutral) · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IONA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money IONA -170 / SHU +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual SHU +11 171 Lost
Massey IONA -3.7 (-14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 157.0 (+14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IONA -2.8 (-13.8) 145.3 (+25.7) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IONA -2.2 (-13.2) 149.6 (+21.4) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IONA -3.1 (-14.1) 144.3 (+26.7) 64% ✗
Baseline ML IONA -2.7 (-13.7) 144.8 (+26.2) 64% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 IONA 81 – 69 SHU
Mar 8, 2025 IONA 90 – 88 SHU
Dec 7, 2024 SHU 83 – 59 IONA
Nov 11, 2023 IONA 88 – 81 SHU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IONA SHU
Overall 18-14 14-19
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 11-3 8-5
Away 6-8 5-13
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 74.3
Avg Pts Against 73.1 77.6
Massey -4.6 (#239) -8.3 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#214) -1.20 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#218) -1.45 (#276)
RPI 0.509 (#164) 0.468 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA SHU
FG% 43.8% 42.9%
3PT% 35.5% 36.0%
REB / G 35.6 34.7
OREB / G 9.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.14 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.9%
TOV% 17.4% 17.7%
ORB% 27.6% 28.9%
FT Rate 20.8% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 14.7%
DRB% 68.7% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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