Iona Gaels vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Iona (+7)

Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the location where the Florida Gators (19-13) will attempt to defeat the Iona Gaels (25-7) on Tuesday. Florida opens as 7-point favorites. The total is set at 145.5.

The Iona Gaels stepped onto the hardwood against Rider and took a loss by a final of 71-70 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Gaels finished with 14 and Rider finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 13 attempts from three-point range. Rider finished shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 9 tries. Additionally, Rider pulled down 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rider distributed 15 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Iona allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 29 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 27 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Gaels made 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Iona walked away from the contest with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and made 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Tyson Jolly is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished 58.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Iona steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 25-7 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Iona is collecting 37.0 boards per game and has earned 516 dimes on the year, which ranks 20th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Gaels are hitting 33.3% on three-point shots (228 of 684) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 points per game (65th in college hoops) while going 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Gaels have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 113th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 368 relinquished this season. The Gaels defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.4% (774 of 1,870) and they surrender 35.2 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 30.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 154th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.3).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators took a defeat with a final score of 83-80 against Texas A&M. The Gators collected 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Texas A&M committed 25 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. When talking about 3-pointers, Florida knocked down 5 out of 24 tries (20.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Gators went 28 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 43.8%. The Gators allowed Texas A&M to convert 24 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3% in this contest. They went 52.9% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 17 and ended up shooting 26 out of 36 at the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Florida permitted Texas A&M to collect 31 in all (9 offensive).

Kowacie Reeves was important for the Gators for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 in this contest for a rate of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 29 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

Florida has a mark of 19-13 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gators are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which is 249th in college basketball. Florida has scored 2,265 pts this year (70.8 per contest) and they grab 33.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.8 times per contest (183rd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Gators are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe.

The Florida defense surrenders 32.8% on three-point shots (190 of 580) and their opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.7 assists and 34.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 108th and 179th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 87th in the country in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (214th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida (-7)

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