Manhattan Jaspers (6-10) vs Iona Gaels (12-6)
Friday, January 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Iona is coming off an upset loss to Rider and the Gaels have lost two of their last three games overall. Manhattan, on the other side, has won its last two games. Because of these recent results, we are getting a great price with the far better team here in Iona. If Iona took care of business vs. Quinnipiac and Rider, this spread would be near 20 points and that's where I think this game will finish close to, a 20-point Iona win. The Gaels are the far superior team on both sides of the ball, played the far tougher schedule this season, and are playing with revenge after Manhattan beat them last year down the stretch of the regular season. Manhattan's offense is one of the worst in the nation and I don't think the Jaspers can run with Iona for 40 minutes. This is a perfect bounce-back spot for Iona as it gets to face the weakest team in the MAAC and it is a perfect spot to fade Manhattan after its two recent wins. Give me the Gaels laying the big number.