Iona vs Sacred Heart College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for MAAC Tournament

The No. 8 seed Iona Gaels (18-13, 10-10 MAAC) are taking on the No. 9 seed Sacred Heart Pioneers (13-18, 9-11 MAAC) in the MAAC tournament on Thursday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, at 6 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Iona vs. Sacred Heart Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 5, 2026
• Game time: 6 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Arena: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall

Iona vs. Sacred Heart Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Iona win (67.1%)

If you plan to place a wager on Iona-Sacred Heart contest (in which Iona is a 2.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 147.5 points), here are some betting insights and trends for Thursday's game.

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Iona vs. Sacred Heart: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Iona has put together a 19-12-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Sacred Heart has covered 14 times in 30 games with a spread this year.
• As a 2.5-point favorite or more in 2025-26, Iona is 9-9 against the spread compared to the 6-7 ATS record Sacred Heart racks up as a 2.5-point underdog.
• When playing at home, the Gaels have an identical winning percentage against the spread as they do in away games (.643).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, the Pioneers have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 6-6-0 record) than on the road (.444, 8-10-0).
• Against the spread, in conference play, Iona is 12-8-0 this year.
• Sacred Heart has nine wins against the spread in 20 MAAC games this season.

Iona vs. Sacred Heart: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Iona has been victorious in 12, or 63.2%, of the 19 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• This year, the Gaels have won eight of 12 games when listed as at least -166 or better on the moneyline.
• Sacred Heart has compiled a 3-11 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 21.4% of those games).
• The Pioneers have gone 2-11 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer (15.4%).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Iona has a 62.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Iona vs. Sacred Heart Head-to-Head Comparison

• On offense, Iona was the 290th-ranked squad in the nation (69.7 points per game) last year. Defensively, it was 131st (70.5 points conceded per game).
• Iona grabbed 33.1 rebounds per game and gave up 28.9 boards last season, ranking 111th and 47th, respectively, in the country.
• At 14.4 assists per game last year, Iona was 111th in college basketball.
• Last year, Iona was 19th-worst in college basketball in turnovers committed (13.4 per game) but ninth-best in turnovers forced (14.7).
• With 75.8 points per game on offense, Sacred Heart was 123rd in college basketball last year. At the other end of the court, it ceded 75.2 points per contest, which ranked 277th in college basketball.
• Sacred Heart grabbed 33.4 rebounds per game (90th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 32.7 rebounds per contest (277th-ranked).
• Sacred Heart was one of the best teams in college basketball in terms of assists, as it dished out 16.6 per game (23rd-best in college basketball).
• Last year Sacred Heart committed 11.9 turnovers per game (254th-ranked in college basketball) and forced 11.4 turnovers per contest (166th-ranked).

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