Merrimack at Iona odds, tips and betting trends
The Merrimack Warriors (14-13, 11-5 MAAC) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the Iona Gaels (12-15, 9-7 MAAC) at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Hynes Athletics Center. The contest airs on ESPN+. Below, we take a look at the Iona vs. Merrimack odds and lines for this matchup.
No line has been set yet for the Gaels vs. Warriors game.
Iona has a 16-11-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Merrimack, who is 11-16-0 ATS. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Gaels are 15-12-0 and the Warriors are 10-17-0. In the past 10 contests, Iona has a 7-3 record against the spread while going 7-3 overall. Merrimack has gone 3-7 against the spread and 6-4 overall in its last 10 matches.
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Iona vs. Merrimack prediction
Merrimack 68, Iona 66
Against the spread
Iona has compiled a 16-11-0 ATS record so far this year.
Merrimack has won 11 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 16 times.
The Gaels average 68.7 points per game, just 4.6 more points than the 64.1 the Warriors give up.
Iona has a 13-5 record against the spread and a 10-8 record overall when scoring more than 64.1 points.
Merrimack is 8-11 against the spread and 14-5 overall when giving up fewer than 68.7 points.
The Warriors score 6.4 fewer points per game (64.5) than the Gaels allow (70.9).
Merrimack has put together a 3-4 ATS record and a 3-4 overall record in games it scores more than 70.9 points.
Iona is 7-1 against the spread and 6-2 overall when it allows fewer than 64.5 points.
Players to watch
Iona
Dejour Reaves leads his squad in points per contest (16.3), and also posts 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he delivers 2.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
Adam Njie leads his squad in assists per contest (3.9), and also averages 11.4 points and 2.7 rebounds. At the other end, he averages 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Yaphet Moundi posts a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per contest. He is also putting up 8.6 points and 0.7 assists, shooting 51.9% from the field.
Merrimack
Adam Clark is posting team highs in points (19.7 per game) and assists (5.7). And he is contributing 4.3 rebounds, making 44.3% of his shots from the field.
Bryan Etumnu is averaging a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 8.0 points and 0.6 assists, making 52.7% of his shots from the field.
Sean Trumper gets the Warriors 8.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest. He also averages 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
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