Iona vs. Fairfield Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 30
30 January 2026

The Iona Gaels (14-8, 6-5 MAAC) hit the court against the Fairfield Stags (13-9, 5-6 MAAC) as 3.5-point favorites on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is 149.5.
Iona is coming off of a 66-57 victory over Manhattan in its most recent game on Saturday. Kosy Akametu's team-high 23 points paced Iona in the victory. Fairfield won its most recent game 61-55 against Canisius on Saturday. Braden Sparks' team-leading 14 points paced Fairfield in the victory.
Iona vs. Fairfield Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York
- Spread favorite: Iona -3.5
- Moneyline favorite: Iona -172
- Moneyline underdog: Fairfield +144
- Over/Under: 149.5 points
How to watch Iona vs. Fairfield
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Iona vs. Fairfield
- Iona and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (149.5 points) 11 times this season.
- Eight of Fairfield's games have ended with a combined score over 149.5 points this season.
- The Gaels average 73.7 points per game against the Stags' 76.1, totaling 0.3 points over the matchup's total of 149.5.
- This matchup's total is 3.9 fewer points than the 145.6 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
- On average, the over/under in Iona's games is 2.7 fewer points than the over/under of 149.5 in this contest.
- Fairfield's games have an average over/under of 148.6 points this season, 0.9 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Iona vs. Fairfield
- In Iona's 22 games this season, it has 13 wins against the spread.
- This season, the Gaels have an against-the-spread record of 4-5 in their nine games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
- In Fairfield's 21 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
- This season, the Stags have just two ATS wins in six games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
- Iona is 7-3 against the spread, and 9-1 overall, at home.
- At home, Iona is 3-2 ATS as a 3.5-point favorite or greater.
- Away from home, Fairfield is 4-7 overall and 5-6 against the spread.
- Away from home, Fairfield has two wins ATS (2-1) as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Iona vs. Fairfield
- This season, Iona has been moneyline favorites 12 times and won eight, or 66.7%, of those games.
- The Gaels have a record of 6-2 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -172 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Iona has a 63.2% chance to win.
- Fairfield has won in two of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Stags have a win-loss record of 1-5 with odds of +144 or worse this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Fairfield has a 41% chance of walking away with the win.
