Manhattan Jaspers vs Iona Gaels Prediction, 3/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Iona Gaels

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (7-22) are hitting the road to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Tuesday where they will take on the Iona Gaels (15-16).

The Manhattan Jaspers played Canisius and took a loss by a final of 73-70 in their last contest. Manhattan wrapped up the game with a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and buried 4 out of their 16 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Jaspers made 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 13 assists for this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defending, Manhattan allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the field on 28 of 68 shooting. Canisius earned 19 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Furthermore, Canisius snagged 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Canisius finished the game shooting 52.9% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 17 shots. They also knocked down 8 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jaspers ended up finishing with 15 while Canisius accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Seydou Traore is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played for 41 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Manhattan enters this game with a record of 7-22 on the season. They are averaging 66.5 pts per contest (333rd in college hoops) while going 41.2% from the field. The Jaspers are shooting 31.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (214 of 682) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Manhattan is collecting 33.0 rebounds per game and has 419 dimes for the year, which ranks 167th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a group they commit 13.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jaspers are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 299th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.4). The Jaspers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (826 of 1,772) and they concede 38.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 352nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 498 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iona Gaels walked away with a victory by a final of 68-54 when they played Siena. The Gaels earned 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Siena was called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 64.3%. When talking about shots from downtown, Iona buried 9 of their 29 tries (31.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Gaels ended up going 25 out of 59 from the field which had them shooting 42.4%. The Gaels allowed Siena to make 19 of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.8% for this game. They finished the game shooting 20.8% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 24 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In relation to rebounding, Iona permitted Siena to grab 26 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Idan Tretout pitched in for the Gaels in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Iona has a record of 15-16 on the year. The Gaels commit 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 65.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per contest (102nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest. Iona has earned 2,231 pts on the year (72.0 per contest) and they snag 31.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gaels are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 261st in Division 1.

The Iona defense gives up 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (228 of 663) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 36.1 rebounds per contest, which is 274th and 262nd in those categories. The Gaels on the defensive side of the court are 146th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.1. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (323rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manhattan

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