Iona Gaels vs Siena Saints Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/11/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, February 11, 2022

Venue:  MVP Arena, Albany, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iona -8.5, Siena +8.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iona -8.5, Siena +8.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iona -8.5, Siena +8.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

 

Iona Gaels:  19-4 (1st place, MAAC)

Siena Saints:  10-9 (3rd place, MAAC)

 

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Iona Gaels:  4-1 last 5

Siena Saints:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Iona is coming into this game with a 19-4 record overall and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 13th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 11-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 8 of their last 9 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped an 8 game winning streak that they were on. Their 8 wins in that span were against the Fairfield Stags, the Manhattan Jaspers, the Niagara Purple Eagles, the Monmouth Hawks, the Quinnipiac Bobcats, the Siena Saints, the Saint Peter's Peacocks, and the Canisius Golden Griffins while their loss came against Niagara in their last game. Elijah Joiner led the team in points in that game with 22 while Tyson Jolly and Walter Clayton Jr. were both next on the team with 12 points each. Joiner and Dylan van Eyck both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while van Eyck and Berrick JeanLouis both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They are 44.7% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 69.9% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 76.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.7 PPG against them. Iona has an ATS record of 13-10 this season and their O/U record is 12-11.

 

 

Siena is coming into this game with a 10-9 record overall and they are 5-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 12th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 7-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Rider Broncs while their 4 wins in that span came against the Niagara Purple Eagles, the Quinnipiac Bobcats, the Canisius Golden Griffins, and the Fairfield Stags in their last game. Anthony Gaines led the team in points in that game with 15 while Colby Rogers was next on the team with 12 points. Jackson Stormo, Jared Billups, and Nick Hopkins all led the team in assists in that game with 1 each while Stormo and Gaines both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They are 43.3% from the field, 35.4% from 3-point range, and 71.7% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 65.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.3 PPG against them. Siena has an ATS record of 10-9 this season and their O/U record is 9-9-1.

 

Iona is coming into this game off of a loss in their last game. They lost on the road by 9 points but that was their first loss against a conference opponent this season and they are now 11-1 in conference games. They have been good on the road as well as they have a 5-2 record this season and they will be looking to bounce back after that first conference loss. Siena has been winning games recently with 4 wins in their last 5 games but none of those wins were by double digits and they had played some of the bottom 5 teams of the conference in that span. The last time these two teams met the game was not even close as Iona won at home by close to 20 points and now they will be looking for a win after having their unbeaten streak snapped. They may not win this one by as much as they did last time but Iona should still win by double digits here.

 

Iona Siena Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 11, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Iona 72 Siena 61.

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Iona Gaels: 4-11 ATS as a road favorite or pick. 26-46 ATS after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games. 11-3 UNDER off a loss against a conference rival.

Siena Saints: 18-13 ATS in all home games. 66-41 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive unders. 30-21 UNDER after scoring 65 points or less 2 straight games.

 

 

Iona Gaels:  None.

Siena Saints:  J. Johnson (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. A. Platek (G) out for season - Achilles injury. T. Owens (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

"They were the better offensive basketball team (today), so they deserved the victory,. They have a terrific offensive team, and we didn't play our normal defense. And if we don't play great defensively we have little chance of winning, and (today), credit to them and we didn't play great defensively." - Rick Pitino on his team’s loss against Niagara.

 

 

“My teammates, they trust me. They have a lot of confidence in me. They’re always looking for me to shoot, telling me to shoot — and that’s always a plus.” - Colby Rogers on his success this season.

 

 

 

B. JeanLouis 

E. Joiner 

T. Jolly 

N. Joseph 

Q. Slazinski

 

A. Gaines 

N. Hopkins 

J. Johnson 

C. Rogers 

J. Stormo

 

 

PPG: T. Jolly (14.6)

APG: D. Van Eyck (3.3)

Reb/G: N. Joseph (8)

 

PPG: C. Rogers (14.6)

APG: A. Gaines (1.8)

Reb/G: J. Stormo (7)

 

Coaches:

Iona Gaels: Rick Pitino (2nd season)

Siena Saints: Carmen Maciariello (3rd season)