Iona vs. Niagara Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 9

The Iona Gaels (10-6, 2-3 MAAC) host the Niagara Purple Eagles (4-10, 1-3 MAAC) at Hynes Athletics Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 9, 2026. The Purple Eagles are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

Iona is coming off of an 83-38 loss to Marist in its last outing on Sunday. CJ Anthony put up 11 points, two rebounds and two assists for Iona. Niagara dropped its last outing 83-75 against Fairfield on Sunday. Niagara got a team-leading 21 points from Justin Page in the loss.

Iona vs. Niagara Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York
• Spread favorite: Iona -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Iona -559
• Moneyline underdog: Niagara +411
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

How to watch Iona vs. Niagara

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Iona vs. Niagara

• Iona and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (142.5 points) 13 times this season.
• Four of Niagara's games have finished with a combined score higher than 142.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 139.8 points per game, 2.7 points fewer than the point total of 142.5 for this matchup.
• This game's point total is 9.7 less than the 152.2 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Iona has seen a 153.7 average over/under in its games this season, 11.2 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• Niagara's games have an average over/under of 138.3 points this season, 4.2 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Iona vs. Niagara

• In Iona's 16 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• Niagara has four wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
• This season, the Purple Eagles have just one against the spread win in four games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
• Iona is 3-3 against the spread, and 5-1 overall, at home.
• Niagara is 1-7 overall, with two wins against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Iona vs. Niagara

• Iona has won five of the eight games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Gaels have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -559 odds on them winning this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 84.8% chance of a victory for Iona.
• Niagara has won in two of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Purple Eagles have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +411 moneyline underdog.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Niagara has a 19.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Iona vs. Niagara

• Pick ATS: Iona (- 9.5)
• Pick OU: Under (142.5)
  
• Prediction: Iona 78 - Niagara 59