Vermont at Iona

Iona won at Vermont 83-78 on December 20, and the Gaels open the season at home against the same Catamounts tonight. Vermont finished 22-12 last year to Iona's 18-14. The Catamounts went 8-7 on the road. Iona went 11-3 at home, and I weigh that heavily. Dan Geriot, hired from the New Orleans Pelicans' coaching staff, returns for his second season running the Gaels. Vermont is working in newcomers again, including transfers John Broom from South Alabama and Daniil Glazkov from Loyola Chicago. Broom averaged 2.2 points in 31 games at South Alabama last season. Freshman forward Sublime Gbiegba is also on the roster. Noah Barnett averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds a game last season and is now the most-tenured Catamount on the roster. Iona shot 35.2% from the three-point range last season, compared to Vermont's 34.0%, and it opens with a coach who has a full year in the building. I'm on Iona on the spread tonight.