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| Iona Gaels | Saint Peter's Peacocks |
| 10-8 | January 26, 2014, 02:00 | Yanitelli Center | 7-11 |
The Saint Peter's Peacocks hope to be lousy hosts on Sunday as the Iona Gaels pay a visit to Yanitelli Center on the college basketball betting menu.
The Peacocks currently sports a 7-11 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 4-7-1 ATS. The Gaels are 10-8 and 7-10 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Peacocks produce a 5-7 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Gaels have gone 10-4 against the number.
View Iona Gaels vs Saint Peter's Peacocks Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to back visiting Iona before tip-off in this one found them as -6-point favorites over at Sportsbook earlier.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 117-rated Iona taking on the No. 185-rated Peacocks in this contest.
Iona was a 95-73 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Quinnipiac. They covered the 7.5-point spread as favorites. Iona cruised to victory on Friday, running Quinnipiac out of the gym and running up a 95-73 score at Hynes Athletics Center.
Saint Peter's lost its last outing, a 64-47 result against Siena on January 23. They failed to cover in that game as a 4.5-point underdog. Saint Peter's suffered a 64-47 loss against Siena on Thursday, getting 9 points from Kris Rolle in a losing effort at Times Union Center.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Saint Peter's has the nation's No. 237-rated offensive output, at 65 PPG. The visiting Gaels defense ranks No. 251 allowing on average 79.78 PPG. The Peacocks FG% has averaged 39.79% so far, less than the Gaels marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.1% per game.
Next up:
Iona home to Manhattan, Friday, January 31st
Saint Peter's at Rider, Friday, January 31st
