Iona vs. Sacred Heart Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - MAAC Tournament

The No. 8 seed Iona Gaels (18-13, 10-10 MAAC) are favored by 4.5 points in their MAAC Tournament matchup against the No. 9 seed Sacred Heart Pioneers (13-18, 9-11 MAAC) on Thursday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner will move one step closer to earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total is set at 146.5 in the matchup.

Iona enters this matchup following a 69-65 win against Manhattan on Sunday. CJ Anthony scored a team-high 16 points for Iona in the win. Sacred Heart won its last game 77-69 against Mount St. Mary's on Friday. Nyle Ralph-Beyer totaled 17 points, five rebounds and one assist for Sacred Heart.

Iona vs. Sacred Heart Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Spread favorite: Iona -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Iona -164
• Moneyline underdog: Sacred Heart +137
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

How to watch Iona vs. Sacred Heart

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

• This season, Iona's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 146.5-point over/under 16 times.
• This season, 18 games Sacred Heart has played finished with a combined score higher than 146.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 146.5 is 2.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Gaels (73.6 points per game) and the Pioneers (75.6 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 149.2 points per game, 2.7 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Iona's games is 146.2 points, 0.3 lower than the over/under of 146.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 5.8 points lower than the average over/under in Sacred Heart's games this season of 152.3.

Betting the Spread: Iona vs. Sacred Heart

• Iona has 19 wins against the spread in 31 games this year.
• The Gaels are 6-6 ATS when favored by 4.5 points or more this season.
• Sacred Heart has 14 wins against the spread in 30 games this year.
• So far this year, the Pioneers have been installed as underdogs by a 4.5-point margin or more 12 times and are 5-7 ATS in those contests.
• Iona is 11-3 overall, and 9-5 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 4.5-point favorite or greater, Iona is 4-3 ATS.
• In away games, Sacred Heart is 5-13 overall and 8-10 against the spread.
• Sacred Heart has one win ATS (1-1) away from home as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Iona vs. Sacred Heart

• Iona has entered the game as moneyline favorites 19 times this season and won 12, or 63.2%, of those games.
• The Gaels have entered 12 games this season favored by -164 or more and are 8-4 in those contests.
• Iona has a 62.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Sacred Heart has been a moneyline underdog in 16 games this season and has come away with the win four times (25%) in those contests.
• The Pioneers have a win-loss record of 2-11 with odds of +137 or worse this year.
• Sacred Heart has an implied victory probability of 42.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.