Iona Gaels vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 2/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Iona Gaels (13-12) are en route to Knott Arena on Sunday where they will play the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-15).

The Iona Gaels stepped onto the hardwood against St. Peter's and took a loss by a final of 59-53 in their last contest. Iona finished the contest having earned a 31.7% FG percentage (20 out of 63) and knocked down 4 out of their 14 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Gaels converted 9 of 14 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Iona allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 18 out of 41 shooting. St. Peter's recorded 13 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, St. Peter's collected 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. Peter's ended up shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 20 shots. They converted 6 of 14 tries from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Gaels left the arena with 19 and St. Peter's recorded 17 fouls.

Greg Gordon is someone who played a role in this contest. He went 35.3% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 34 mins and also snagged 12 boards. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Iona will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-12 for the season. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Iona is snagging 33.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 365 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 152nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Gaels are hitting 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (197 of 564) and 65.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.1 points per game (205th in D-1) on 43.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Gaels are able to force 15.8 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 166th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 337 relinquished on the year. The Gaels defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (599 of 1,319) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 34.4% on 3-pointers and they are 156th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 94-80 when they played Fairfield. The Mountaineers were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Fairfield was called for 11 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to 3-pointers, Mount St. Mary's converted 10 of 19 tries (52.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mountaineers finished the game shooting 31 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.4%. The Mountaineers allowed Fairfield to convert 37 of 77 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 36 and ended up shooting 2 of 5 from the charity stripe (40.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Mount St. Mary's allowed Fairfield to snag 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

De'Shayne Montgomery was important for the Mountaineers for this contest. He made 10 of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the matchup.

Mount St. Mary's has a mark of 11-15 this season. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game and they connect on 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per game (182nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. Mount St. Mary's has accounted for 1,890 points this year (72.7 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Mountaineers are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 70th in college basketball.

The Mountaineers on the defensive end are ranked 171st in college hoops in points given up per game with 71.4. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (141st in college basketball). The Mount St. Mary's defense gives up 35.1% on 3-pointers (180 of 513) and their opponents are knocking down 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.5 assists and 32.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 146th and 62nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iona

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