Iona vs Princeton 12/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Princeton Tigers (8-2) vs. Iona Gaels (6-2)
December 13, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Iona Gaels -5.5 / Princeton Tigers +5.5; Over/Under: +146
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The Princeton Tigers and the Iona Gaels meet in college basketball action from the Harwood Arena on Tuesday night.
The Princeton Tigers will try to build on their eight-game win streak after a 91-54 win over Monmouth last time out. Tosan Evbuomwan leads the Tigers in scoring, rebounding and assists with 13.4 PPG, 7 RPG and 3.4 APG along with 6.4 RPG while Ryan Langborg has 12.1 PPG and Matt Allocco has 11 PPG with Allocco logging 5.6 RPG this season. Keeshawn Kellman has 10 PPG with 4.8 RPG to finish off the scoring in double figures this season. As a team, Princeton is averaging 77.1 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.
The Iona Gaels will try to add to their current four-game win streak after a 72-57 win over St. Bonaventure last time out. Daniss Jenkins leads the Gaels in scoring and assists with 17.6 PPG and 5.1 APG along with 4 RPG. Walter Clayton Jr. has 16 PPG with 5 RPG and 3.4 APG while Berrick JeanLouis has 10.4 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Nelly Junior Joseph has 13 PPG with 6.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Iona up to this point in the year. As a team, Iona is averaging 78.4 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three and 75% from the foul line this season.
Princeton is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following an ATS win. Iona is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 neutral site games while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games following a win.
I get the reasoning for backing either side in this game, but I’m leaning towards Iona laying the points here. Iona’s simply the more efficient team on both sides of the ball, and I trust them to get the stops late that Princeton might not be able to find. I also trust Iona a bit more at the free throw line to hit their shots late and pull away at the foul line so I’ll lay the points with the Gaels here.
