Iona Gaels vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 3/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (12-18) host the Iona Gaels (17-13) at Draddy Gymnasium on Sunday.

The Iona Gaels faced off with Rider and notched a win by a score of 80-58 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Gaels finished with 17 and Rider racked up 16 fouls. They also knocked down 4 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Rider ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Rider snagged 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rider distributed 4 dimes and had 15 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Iona allowed the other team to shoot 30.8% from the floor on 20 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Gaels knocked down 15 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Iona wrapped up the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 54) and made 13 of their 28 shots from downtown.

Kosy Akametu is a player who was a major factor for the game. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and also snagged 6 boards. He finished 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Iona heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-13 this year. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group they commit 16.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Iona is pulling in 35.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 417 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 135th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Gaels are shooting 35.6% on three-point attempts (289 of 812) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They average 73.8 points per game (243rd in the nation) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Gaels are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They give up 30.5% on three-point shots and they are 150th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.8). The Gaels defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (790 of 1,846) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are 311th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 440 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Manhattan Jaspers took a loss by a final score of 75-65 against St. Peter's. The Jaspers earned 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. St. Peter's committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to bury 21 of them for a clip of 80.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Manhattan converted 4 out of 21 attempts (19.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Jaspers finished the game shooting 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.7%. The Jaspers permitted St. Peter's to bury 29 of their 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in the matchup. They shot 45.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In reference to how they rebounded, Manhattan permitted St. Peter's to pull down 39 in total (16 offensive).

Terrance Jones ended up being a factor for the Jaspers for this contest. He buried 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Manhattan has a win-loss mark of 12-18 so far this year. The Jaspers are committing 14.6 fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (255th in college) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per contest. Manhattan has tallied 2,244 points this year (74.8 per contest) and they grab 33.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Jaspers are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which is 300th in the nation.

The Jaspers on defense are ranked 321st in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.5. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (320th in college). The Manhattan defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (261 of 713) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 18.2 assists and 38.0 total boards per game, which is 363rd and 340th in the country.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iona

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