Fairfield Stags vs Iona Gaels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/20/2022

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, February 20, 2022

Venue:  Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, NY 

Where to Watch:  ESPN3

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Fairfield +12.5, Iona -12.5; Over/Under:  137.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Fairfield +12.5, Iona -12.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Fairfield +12.5, Iona -12.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

 

Fairfield Stags:  12-15 (10th place, MAAC)

Iona Gaels:  21-5 (1st place, MAAC)

 

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Fairfield Stags:  2-3 last 5

Iona Gaels:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Fairfield is coming into this game with a 12-15 record overall and they are 7-6 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 6-10 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Canisius Golden Griffins but they have lost 2 straight games since then with losses coming against the Manhattan Jaspers and the Saint Peter's Peacocks in their last game. Supreme Cook led the team in points in that game with 12 while Taj Benning and Caleb Green were both next on the team with 11 points each. Chris Maidoh led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Cook led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 44.2% from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range, and 70.5% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 PPG against them. Fairfield has an ATS record of 14-12 this season and their O/U record is 13-12-1.

 

 

Iona is coming into this game with a 21-5 record overall and they are 10-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 13-2 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Siena Saints but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Monmouth Hawks and the Saint Peter's Peacocks in their last game. Nelly Junior Joseph and Tyson Jolly both led the team in points in that game with 17 each while Walter Clayton Jr. was next on the team off the bench with 12 points. Elijah Joiner led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Junior Joseph led the team in rebounds with 12. They are 43.9% from the field, 33% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 75.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69 PPG against them. Iona has an ATS record of 14-12 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

 

Fairfield has not been playing well recently. They have lost 2 straight games and both of those games were at home. Now they are going on the road where they have been alright this season with a 7-6 record but they are still 6-10 in their conference games. They are going up against an Iona team that is currently sitting in 1st place and is the best team in the MAAC by a mile. They are unbeaten at home this season with a 10-0 record and they are 13-2 in their conference games. They just lost their 2 conference games back-to-back but they have won 2 straight since then and they will be looking to finish the season with all wins. They did not win either of those games by double digits but they were very close to that and both of those games were on the road. They will play much better at home here and they should be able to blow out Fairfield here by double digits.

 

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Fairfield Stags: 1-8 ATS after playing 3 consecutive home games. 19-8 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses. 19-12 UNDER as a road underdog or pick.

Iona Gaels: 11-4 ATS after 2 or more consecutive unders. 18-10 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins. 30-20 UNDER against conference opponents.

 

 

Fairfield Stags:  None.

Iona Gaels:  None.

 

 

"We feel that we could do better. We didn't finish the way we wanted to finish, but we're just happy to get back in the win column." - Elijah Joiner on their win against Monmouth.

 

 

"I think we're a collection of average to good players. We're nothing more than that. Some day we will be, but it's going to take time to build that. COVID has stopped us and put us back a year where we can go out and look at players. But we're an average team that works really, really hard. And if you work extraordinarily hard you can become a good team. If you work just OK like Niagara and Siena, you're an average team." - Rick Pitino on his team’s win against Monmouth.

 

 

 

T. Benning 

S. Cook 

Z. Crisler 

C. Green 

J. Wojcik

 

B. JeanLouis 

E. Joiner 

T. Jolly 

N. Joseph 

Q. Slazinski

 

 

PPG: T. Benning (11.2)

APG: C. Green (2.8)

Reb/G: S. Cook (8.1)

 

PPG: T. Jolly (14.8)

APG: E. Joiner (3.2)

Reb/G: N. Joseph (8.1)

 

Coaches:

Fairfield Stags: Jay Young (3rd season)

Iona Gaels: Rick Pitino (2nd season)