Manhattan Jaspers vs Iona Gaels Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Iona Gaels

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (8-13) are traveling to Hynes Athletics Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Iona Gaels (13-8).

The Manhattan Jaspers faced off with Quinnipiac and went home with a loss by a final score of 98-92 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaspers ended up walking away with 20 while Quinnipiac had 18 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. Quinnipiac finished the game shooting 65.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 32 tries. In addition, Quinnipiac had 39 rebounds (15 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Quinnipiac recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. With respect to defending, Manhattan allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 33 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Jaspers made 21 of 23 shots for a rate of 91.3%. Manhattan walked away from the contest with a 43.7% field goal percentage (31 of 71) and converted 9 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Devin Dinkins is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He was able to score 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Manhattan comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-13 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a team they commit 14.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Manhattan is pulling down 33.2 boards per game and is sitting with 273 dimes on the year, which ranks 202nd in the country in terms of passing. The Jaspers are shooting 33.6% from downtown (151 of 449) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.8 pts per game (207th in D-1) while shooting 43.1% from the field.

On defense, the Jaspers are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.1% from beyond the arc while they are 339th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (81.8). The Jaspers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.5% (646 of 1,361) and they surrender 39.2 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 364th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 395 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Iona Gaels walked away with a victory by a final of 61-60 when they played Merrimack. The Gaels corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. Merrimack was called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Gaels to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Iona made 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Gaels shot 20 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0%. The Gaels permitted Merrimack to make 24 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4% for the game. They finished 27.8% from distance by shooting 5 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 12 at the charity stripe (58.3%). In reference to attacking the glass, Iona permitted Merrimack to grab 33 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Denver Anglin ended up being a factor for the Gaels for the matchup. He scored 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the contest. He made 8 of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound.

Iona has a win-loss mark of 13-8 for the season. As an offense, the Gaels are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 258th in the nation. Iona has totaled 1,555 pts for the year (74.0 per game) and they average 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per contest (180th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Gaels have committed 15.7 fouls per contest while shooting 68.9% from the charity stripe.

The Iona defense concedes 30.4% on shots from distance (155 of 510) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 15.3 assists and 38.8 boards per game, which is ranked 304th and 346th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gaels on the defensive side of the court are 195th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 73.9. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (158th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manhattan

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