Iona vs. Rider
College Basketball Pick: Iona -8 (February 15th 2012)
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I’m laying the points with Iona on Wednesday night. I went against the Gaels on Friday and we were rewarded with a winning ticket on Loyola-Maryland. But the Gaels bounced back with a win last time out and I expect them to continue their fight for top spot in the MAAC with a win over Rider. The Gaels have 5 players averaging between 18.9 ppg and 7.1 ppg. And they’re led by one of the best “dishers” in the nation, Scott Machado. The Iona PG already has 258 assists on the season, averaging 9.9 apg. All that, yet he has time to average 13.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Machado went unmatched in this season’s first meeting with Rider, a 91-71 Iona win. He finished with 15 assists and just 2 turnovers, while scoring 11 points and grabbing 9 boards. As a team, Iona “nailed” 54.8% of their shots, including over 44% from behind the arc. Iona is the nation’s 5th best shooting team, making 49.7% of their FGA, (38.2% 3-pointers), while scoring 83.2 ppg. And Rider will play uptempo, which plays right into Iona’s desired style. Rider gives up 75.4 ppg on nearly 44% shooting. They’re also a pretty bad rebounding team. The Broncs are 7-3 SU in conference play against teams who currently own a losing record. They’re just 1-4 SU against teams with winning records. The Broncs’ 4 losses came by an average margin of 15.5 ppg. I expect more of the same tonight. I’m laying the points with Iona on Wednesday. Thanks! GL! Scott Spreitzer

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