Iona vs Mt. St. Mary’s Prediction 2/6/25 College Basketball Picks

The Iona Gaels and the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Knott Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Iona vs. Mount St. Mary’s prediction.

Iona Recap

The Iona Gaels come into this game looking to build on their 87-64 win over Fairfield last time out to improve to 9-13 on the year. After this game, Iona will head on the road for a game against Marist.

Gaels Win 4 Of Last 5

Dejour Reaves leads the Gaels in scoring with 16 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Adam Njie has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead Iona in assists and cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Iona so far this season. James Patterson added 9.5 PPG with 5.9 RPG while Yaphet Moundi also has a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead Iona on the glass as well as 7.9 PPG up to this point in the year. As a team, Iona is averaging 68.2 PPG on 40.3% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three, and 68.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Iona Gaels will win

• Iona has won four of its last five games.
• Mount St. Mary’s has lost seven of its last nine night games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Mount St. Mary’s Recap

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 79-64 win over Saint Peter’s last time out. After this game, Mount St. Mary’s will head on the road for a game against Niagara.

Mountaineers Win Back-To-Back Games

Dola Adebayo leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 13.2 PPG along with 6.2 RPG while Dallas Hobbs has 12.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.1 APG. Terrell Ard Jr. has 11.4 PPG with 7.1 RPG and 2.2 APG to cap off the scoring for Mount St. Mary’s in double figures so far this season. Jedy Cordilia has 9.8 PPG with 7.5 RPG and Xavier Lipscomb has a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Mount in the assist department as well this season. Carmelo Pacheco also has 9.2 PPG as well this season. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 70.9 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 73.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will win

• The home team has won four of Iona’s last five games.
• Iona has lost 10 of its last 13 night games.

Total Points Facts

• Four of Iona’s last five night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.
• Seven of Mount St. Mary’s’ last nine night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 138 or fewer points.

Iona vs. Mount St. Mary’s Prediction

I’m on Mount St. Mary’s here. The Mountaineers have been at their best on their home floor this season, while Iona has had issues winning and covering games on the road. I still have my questions about this Iona team and it’s simply not the same Iona team of years past. I think the Mount is the better team side-by-side in this game, and I think with home court in this one, it’s enough for Mount St. Mary’s to get the win and cover in this one so give me the Mountaineers.