Canisius vs Iona Free Pick January 21, 2018 – Jesse Schule

Canisius vs Iona Free Pick January 21, 2018

The top two teams in the MAAC will meet for the second time this season when Canisius visits Iona this afternoon. The Golden Griffins won the first meeting at home by a score of 85-78. We might expect another high scoring game here in the rematch, as both these teams can score their fair share of points. The total for this game is a few points lower than it was in Iona’s last game, and here is what I said prior to their win over Monmouth: “The Iona Gaels are sitting in first place in the MAAC with record of 5-1 within the conference. They have won four straight home games, but their last road game was an 85-78 loss to Canisius. They will visit Monmouth tonight, and the Hawks have lost four of their last five. All four losses came on the road though, while the one win was a 77-66 victory at home over Manhattan. While Monmouth is just 3-2 at home, they have scored a ton of points in those games. The Hawks have averaged over 83 points on better than 50 percent shooting at home. They have also allowed more than 80 points per game on their home floor. While these teams have failed to reach the total in three of the last four meetings, the total for tonight’s game is far lower than it was in any of those contests. All four of those games saw at least 150 total points scored. Two of the last three games at Monmouth have seen more than 155 combined points scored. The Gaels have gone over in 10 of their last 12 road games, while the Hawks have gone over in five straight at home.” History would suggest that another high scoring game is in the works, and four of the last five head to head meetings in this series have gone over.