St. Peter's Peacocks vs Iona Gaels Prediction, 2/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Iona Gaels

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (15-9) are on their way to Hynes Athletics Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Iona Gaels (15-12).

The St. Peter's Peacocks stepped onto the hardwood against Fairfield and went home with a win by a final score of 83-74 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Peacocks finished with 24 and Fairfield accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 10 shots from three-point range. Fairfield finished 74.1% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 27 attempts. Furthermore, Fairfield pulled down 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Fairfield dished out 11 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Regarding defending, St. Peter's allowed 46.3% from the floor on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Peacocks knocked down 28 of 33 shots for a percentage of 84.8%. St. Peter's ended the contest having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (23 out of 47) and made 9 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

TJ Robinson is a player who came through in the game. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He accounted for 21 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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St. Peter's will take the court with a record of 15-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 72.3 pts per game (273rd in D-1) while going 41.1% from the field. The Peacocks are shooting 31.5% on shots from distance (177 of 562) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Peter's is collecting 35.8 boards per game and has racked up 311 assists for the year, which is 324th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a team they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Peacocks are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They concede 33.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 54th in the country in points per game allowed (68.5). Peacocks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (528 of 1,241) and they concede 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 34th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 291 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Iona Gaels took a defeat with a final score of 70-68 when they played Niagara. In regard to rebounding, Iona permitted Niagara to collect 22 in all (3 on the offensive glass). They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Gaels allowed Niagara to make 24 of 47 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Gaels went 23 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 45.1%. Concerning 3-pointers, Iona buried 9 of their 30 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. Niagara had 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also coughed it up 7 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Gaels were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this game.

Toby Harris ended up being a factor for the Gaels in the game. He buried 7 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 23 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Iona has a win-loss mark of 15-12 so far this season. The Gaels have committed 16.0 fouls every game and they hit 70.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (185th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per contest. Iona has 1,976 points so far this season (73.2 per contest) and they collect 34.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Gaels are shooting 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 266th in Division 1.

The Gaels defensively are ranked 164th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.1. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (155th in D-1). The Iona defense gives up 31.0% on three-point shots (202 of 652) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 15.1 assists and 37.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 299th and 336th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iona

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