Iona at Marist 1/19/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 01/18/2020 at 8:50 PM ET

The Iona Gaels visit McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday to play the Marist Red Foxes. Iona improved to 4-8 overall and 2-3 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference following its 64-57 victory over Fairfield. The win was Iona’s first at home this season. Asante Gist and Tajuan Agee each scored 13 points. 

EJ Crawford is the leading scorer for Iona with an average of 17.2 points per game. Tajuan Agee is the second leading scorer with an average of 14.4 points per game, the leading rebounder with an average of 8.3 per game, and the leader in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. Iona has just two players averaging double figures in scoring.

Marist fell to 2-13 overall and 1-5 in the MAAC following its 74-66 loss on the road to Monmouth. The Red Foxes fell behind by 15 points at the half and although they outscored Monmouth in the second half could not tie or take the lead. Taylor Saint-Furcy led Marist with 17 points, while Michael Cubbage chipped in with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Michael Cubbage is leading Marist in scoring with an average of 9.9 points per game, in rebounds with an average of 5.7 per game, and in assists with an average of 2.1 per game. No players for the Red Foxes are averaging double figures in scoring for a team that is averaging just 57.1 points per game on offense.

The play here is UNDER. The UNDER  has cashed in each of Iona’s last 4 and in 4 of Marist's last 6. Iona is scoring an average of just 67.5 points per game while allowing an average of 72.3 points per game, but Marist is scoring only 57.1 points per game while allowing 66.4 per game.Marist has scored as few as 40 points and has allowed no more than 75 in any one game. Final Score Prediction, Iona Gaels win but our best play is UNDER 64-52.

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