Iona Gaels vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN+

Patrick Gymnasium is the location where the Vermont Catamounts (7-5) will attempt to defeat the Iona Gaels (8-4) on Saturday.

The Iona Gaels took the court against St. John's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-64 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Gaels finished with 20 and St. John's had 14 fouls. They knocked down 10 of 26 tries from long range. St. John's finished shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of 25 shots. Additionally, St. John's snagged 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. John's earned 12 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Iona allowed 51.7% from the field on 30 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gaels buried 5 of their 7 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Iona finished the contest with a 38.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 71) and made 5 of 19 shots from distance.

CJ Anthony is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 47.4% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Iona will take the court with a record of 8-4 for the season. They are averaging 80.3 pts per contest (133rd in D-1) while going 45.0% from the floor. The Gaels are hitting 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (116 of 316) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Iona is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and has 179 assists on the season, which ranks 91st in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Gaels are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.2% on three-point shots and they rank 290th in college in opponents points per game (78.5). The Gaels are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (345 of 778) and they surrender 40.0 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 351st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 199 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Vermont Catamounts walked away with a victory by a final of 83-69 against Siena. The Catamounts were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Siena had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Catamounts to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Vermont buried 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Catamounts went 30 for 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.6%. The Catamounts permitted Siena to convert 26 out of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from beyond the perimeter via 6 of 21 and ended up going 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Vermont permitted Siena to collect 33 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Gus Yalden pitched in for the Catamounts in this matchup. He made 10 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Vermont has a record of 7-5 this season. As an offensive unit, the Catamounts are connecting on 47.7% from the floor, which is 85th in the country. Vermont has earned 932 pts for the year (77.7 per game) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (186th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per game. The Catamounts are committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Vermont defense gives up 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (104 of 287) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.6 dimes and 29.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 198th and 17th in those categories. The Catamounts are ranked 205th in college in PPG surrendered with 73.9. They are able to force 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (268th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vermont

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