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Oskeim Sports Ultra-rare NCAA Basketball MAAC Conference Game Of The Year
Marist +1.5
Marist is one of the most experienced teams in the nation as first-year head coach John Dunne inherited a senior class that scored 62 percent of the Red Foxes' points last season, together with their top seven in minutes played. Meanwhile, Iona was once again expected to contend for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title this season but injuries have depleted the Gaels chances of making a postseason run. Senior forward Roland Griffin, who averaged 11.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 2017-18, is sidelined with an injury. Junior transfer Isaiah Ross, who averaged 11.3 points per game at UMKC in 2017-18, has yet to see the floor this season for the Gaels. Iona's lack of defense has been its downfall this year as the Gaels are allowing 82.6 points per game to teams that would combine to average just 71.9 points per game against a mediocre stop unit. The Gaels are 2-11 SU and 1-11 ATS on the road this season where they are yielding 85.0 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting from the field. Iona is allowing opponents to make 37.9 percent of their three-pointers, which is good news for a Marist squad that is converting 37.7 percent of its three-point field goal attempts this season. From a technical standpoint, Iona is a money-burning 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games overall, including 3-8 ATS in its previous eleven games following a loss and 3-10 ATS in its last thirteen affairs after failing to cover the Vegas number. Finally, my math model actually favors Marist by 1.51 points in this game so we are getting excellent value on the home underdog. Grab the available point(s) with the Red Foxes and invest with confidence. **Conference Game of the Year**
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