Canisius Golden Griffins vs Iona Gaels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/25/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, February 25, 2022

Venue:  Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Canisius +15.5, Iona -15.5; Over/Under:  144 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Canisius +15.5, Iona -15.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Canisius +15.5, Iona -15.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

 

Canisius Golden Griffins:  8-19 (11th place, MAAC)

Iona Gaels:  22-5 (1st place, MAAC)

 

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Canisius Golden Griffins:  1-4 last 5

Iona Gaels:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Canisius is coming into this game with an 8-19 record overall and they are 0-14 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 17th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-12 in their conference games this season. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Manhattan Jaspers while their 3 wins since then came against the Marist Red Foxes, the Fairfield Stags, and the Niagara Purple Eagles in their last game. Jordan Henderson led the team in points in that game with 13 while Malek Green off the bench was next on the team with 12 points. Ahamadou Fofana led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Green led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 40.3% from the field, 31.1% from 3-point range, and 69.1% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 68.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.1 PPG against them. Canisius has an ATS record of 11-15 this season and their O/U record is 9-16-1.

 

 

Iona is coming into this game with a 22-5 record overall and they are 11-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 17th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 14-2 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Siena Saints but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Monmouth Hawks, the Saint Peter's Peacocks, and the Fairfield Stags in their last game. Nelly Junior Joseph led the team in points in that game with 15 while Elijah Joiner was next on the team with 10 points. Quinn Slazinski led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Junior Joseph led the team in rebounds with 10. They are 44.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 75.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.6 PPG against them. Iona has an ATS record of 15-12 this season and their O/U record is 12-15.

 

Canisius has not been playing well at all recently as they have lost 3 straight games coming into this one but their bad play stretches back even further as they have lost 7 of their last 8 games. They are coming off of a loss by 11 points at home but in most of their losses over their last 8 games, they have not been losing their games by double digits but most of them have been losses by single digits. They have been awful against conference opponents this season as they sit at the bottom of the conference with a 4-12 record but they have also been awful on the road this season as they are 0-14 and still looking for their first road win of the season. They are not going to get that win here as they are going up against an Iona side that has been unbeaten at home this season with an 11-0 record and they lead the MAAC currently with a 14-2 record against conference opponents. Iona recently lost 2 straight games, their only 2 losses against conference opponents this season, but they have responded since then with 3 straight wins but 2 of those wins only came by single digits. They are coming off of a win at home by double digits though and they were not playing a very good team in Fairfield. Iona should be able to replicate that performance and win this game at home against an even worse team by double digits as they look to finish the regular season strong.

 

Canisius Iona Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 25, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Iona 78 Canisius 62.

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Canisius Golden Griffins: 2-8 ATS off an upset loss as a favorite. 6-12 ATS after playing a game as favorite. 16-9 UNDER in all games.

Iona Gaels: 12-4 ATS after 2 or more consecutive unders. 19-10 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins. 31-20 UNDER against conference opponents.

 

 

Canisius Golden Griffins:  X. Long (G) Ques Fri - Upper Body injury.

Iona Gaels:  None.

 

 

“It’s difficult with the things going on at home right now.” - George Maslennikov on where his thoughts are with the current situation in his home country Ukraine.

 

 

"Fear is a great motivator and I don't mean fear from me, I mean fear of losing. When you have a one-point lead and Osborn (Shema) turns it around, you realize, 'Hey, we played them in Fairfield and we were down nine points with seven to go and down two with five to go, and we were lucky to win the game.' With their offense, they can really shoot the basketball. They shot 51% from the field against us and 50% from the three, last time. Tonight, they shot 35.8% and 31.8% from the three. We wanted to be very aggressive." - Rick Pitino after his team’s win against Fairfield.

 

 

 

A. Fofana 

A. Harried  

J. Henderson 

S. Hitchon

X. Long

 

B. JeanLouis 

E. Joiner 

T. Jolly 

N. Joseph 

Q. Slazinski

 

 

PPG: A. Harried (11.7)

APG: A. Fofana (3.3)

Reb/G: J. Fritz (5.3)

 

PPG: T. Jolly (14.6)

APG: E. Joiner (3.2)

Reb/G: N. Joseph (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Canisius Golden Griffins: Reggie Witherspoon (6th season)

Iona Gaels: Rick Pitino (2nd season)