Monmouth at Iona 1/26/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 01/25/2020 at 9:39 PM ET

The Monmouth Hawks visit Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York on Sunday to play  the Iona Gaels. Monmouth improve to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference following its 82-71 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles. Deion Hammond led the Hawks with 22 points as Monmouth won its seventh straight at home.

Deion Hammond is the leading scorer for Monmouth was an average of 15.9 points per game. while Mustapha Traore is the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Samuel Chaput is the leader in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Ray Salnave is the second leading scorer for Monmouth with an average of 14.6 points per game.

Iona improved 5-9 overall and 3-4 in the MAAC following its 69-66 victory over Canisius on Friday night. Tajuan Agee led the Gaels with 24 points, while EJ Crawford chipped in with 18. Iona took a 35-27 halftime lead but had to hold off the tough Golden Griffins in the second half to pull out the home win.

EJ Crawford is the leading scorer for Iona with an average of 17.0 points per game, while Tajuan Agee is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 14.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Isaiah Washington is the leader in assists with an average of 3.2 per game.

Iona is coming off a big win over Canisius on Friday night, but will have its hands full against Monmouth on Sunday. The Hawks are first in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a record of 5-2 and played well in their last outing defeating Niagara by 11 points. Manhattan has covered the number and 5 of its last 7. Final Score Prediction, Monmouth Hawks win and cover ATS 73-65 

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