Sacred Heart vs. Iona

A neutral site tournament game in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sacred Heart has a losing conference record and is 5-13 on the road. The defense ranks 12th in the 13-team Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in points surrendered (76.7 ppg), 10th in shooting allowed (.456), and 11th in 3-point defense (.352). They're also 11th in turnover margin (-1.71). Iona was 10-10 in conference action. They're on a 4-2 SU, 5-1 ATS run despite playing four of the last six on the road. Iona is fifth in the conference in points scored (73.6 ppg) and second from long range (.355), while the defense is fifth in field goal shooting allowed (.425). Sacred Heart was favored at home when these teams met earlier in the season, but Iona rolled to an 81-69 win. Play Iona.