Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Iona Gaels Prediction, 12/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Iona Gaels

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-3) are hitting the road to Hynes Athletics Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Iona Gaels (6-2).

The Quinnipiac Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Stonehill and notched a win by a score of 76-62 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bobcats ended up walking away with 14 and Stonehill accumulated 11 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. Stonehill finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 4 of 8 shots. On top of that, Stonehill pulled down 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stonehill distributed 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Quinnipiac allowed the other team to go 39.1% from the field on 25 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 10 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Quinnipiac walked away from the contest having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and made 8 of 16 3-point attempts.

Jaden Zimmerman is one player who was important in this matchup. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Quinnipiac enters this one with a win-loss record of 5-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Quinnipiac is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 109 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 234th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are hitting 38.7% from downtown (70 of 181) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.6 pts per game (152nd in the country) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bobcats are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are 268th in D-1 in giving up assists with 120 relinquished on the campaign. The Bobcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (227 of 511) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 31.3% on three-point shots and they are 234th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (76.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Iona Gaels got the victory with a final of 89-66 when they faced Delaware. The Gaels were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Delaware committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Iona converted 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Gaels shot 31 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 58.5%. The Gaels allowed Delaware to make 28 out of their 62 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in this game. They finished shooting 30.4% from downtown via 7 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 8 at the free throw line (37.5%). With respect to rebounds, Iona permitted Delaware to collect 28 in total (6 offensive).

CJ Anthony pitched in for the Gaels for this contest. He tallied 26 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and added 3 rebounds.

Iona has a record of 6-2 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Gaels are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 104th in the country. Iona has totaled 681 pts on the year (85.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (140th in college) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Gaels have committed 17.6 fouls every game and they connect on 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Iona defense surrenders 26.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (54 of 201) and opponents are making 64.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 15.9 dimes and 39.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 313th and 334th in those categories. The Gaels are ranked 284th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.8. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (203rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Quinnipiac

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