Iona vs Sacred Heart Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/6/24

The Iona Gaels and the Sacred Heart Pioneers meet Friday in college basketball action from William H Pitt Center. Here’s an Iona vs Sacred Heart prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Iona vs Sacred Heart pick. We will examine:

The Iona Gaels’ recent form and player performance

The Sacred Heart Pioneers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Iona Gaels

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Sacred Heart Pioneers

Recent betting trends in games played between Iona and Sacred Heart

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Iona vs Sacred Heart game

Iona Gaels Betting Preview

The Gaels lost five of their first six games this year, falling to Princeton, Hofstra, Delaware, West Virginia, and Cornell in that time. After a win over Tarleton State, Iona fell versus Indiana State and Rice in their next pair.

In the Rice game on Sunday, Iona had a 35-35 tie at the break. The Gaels were outscored 35-31 the rest of the way, however, resulting in a 70-66 loss. Adam Njie scored 19 points, as did James Patterson (bench) who also had nine rebounds.

Sacred Heart Pioneers Betting Preview

Over on the Sacred Heart side, they lost their first four games to Temple, UConn, Dartmouth, and Holy Cross. The Pioneers have since gone 3-1 with a loss to Brown among wins over New Hampshire, Central Connecticut, and Boston U.

Matched up against the Terriers over the weekend, the Pioneers went into the locker room with a two-point edge. Sacred Heart hit a 43-37 run from there and won 73-65. Tops in scoring was Amiri Stewart with 20 points and two rebounds.

Why the Sacred Heart Pioneers will win

• Sacred Heart has won each of its last five games at William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center following a road win.
• Iona has lost six of its last seven night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Sacred Heart has won the first half in four of its last five night games at William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center.

Why the Iona Gaels will win

• Sacred Heart has lost each of its last seven night games against Conference opponents.

Iona vs Sacred Heart Prediction

I’ll stay with Sacred Heart. The Pioneers managed a tepid 41.8 percent shooting from the field in their win over Boston, but also hit a nice 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from 3-point range and 14-of-16 (87.5 percent) from the line. That makes 70 or more points in three of the last four games and six of eight games overall.

As for Iona, they shot just 35.5 percent from the field with 15 turnovers in their last game against a pretty decent Rice team. The Gaels have been below 69 points in six of their last seven outings but should be able to score reasonably well here if they’re on point. In the end, however, I like Sacred Heart a little better cover/win-wise.