Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Iona Gaels Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Iona Gaels

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Iona Gaels (14-9) host the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (10-14) at Hynes Athletics Center on Saturday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took the court against Manhattan and notched a win by a score of 72-65 in their last contest. Mount St. Mary's finished the game having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and knocked down 9 of 24 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. In terms of rebounding, they earned 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 17 assists for the contest while creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the field on 23 of 60 shooting. Manhattan dished out 11 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Moreover, Manhattan totaled 28 boards (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Manhattan shot 84.6% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 13 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 32 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 12 and Manhattan recorded 15 fouls.

Arlandus Keyes is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up with 13 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Mount St. Mary's will enter this contest with a record of 10-14 for the year. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.9 fouls per game. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 324 dimes on the campaign, which is 185th in college in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (189 of 582) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They average 67.5 pts per game (336th in college) while connecting on 43.2% from the field.

On defense, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 136th in college in opponents points per game (72.0). The Mountaineers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (567 of 1,406) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 171st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Iona Gaels took a loss by a score of 71-70 against Fairfield. The Gaels corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Fairfield committed 12 fouls for this game which got the Gaels to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 82.4%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Iona made 10 of their 26 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gaels ended up going 23 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. The Gaels allowed Fairfield to convert 27 of their 65 tries from the field which had them at 41.5% in this game. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 24 and ended up going 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). In reference to rebounding, Iona allowed Fairfield to snag 37 in all (19 offensive).

CJ Anthony was important for the Gaels in the matchup. He converted 5 of 14 in this game for a rate of 35.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Iona has a win-loss mark of 14-9 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Gaels are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks 267th in college. Iona has earned 1,691 points on the season (73.5 per contest) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per game (189th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. The Gaels are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Gaels on the defensive side of the court are 167th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (120th in D-1). The Iona defense allows 30.0% on 3-point attempts (168 of 560) and their opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 15.1 assists and 38.7 boards per contest, which is 294th and 347th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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