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5-game report
(NCAAB) Iona vs. Duke,
Point Spread: 19.50 | -106.00 Iona (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 19.50 | -106.00 Iona (Away)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* play on Iona.
Iona was 11-7 in MAAC action and it would beat Fairfield in the title game of the conference tournament to earn the automatic bid. Duke was 13-5 in the ACC and it would lose to UNC in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Gaels average 79.8 PPG and they allow 76.2. In the win over Fairfield they limited it to just 39 percent shooting. Duke averages 84.7 PPG and it allows 69.6. The Blue Devils were 6 of 23 from range in the loss to UNC in the conference tournament game. Note that Iona is 4-2 ATS in its last six as an 18 points or more underdog, while Duke is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a favorite in the same points range. While we're obviously not calling for the outright upset, we do feel that IONA has enough on both ends of the floor to keep this one competitive late. Lay the points, play on IONA.
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Iona was 11-7 in MAAC action and it would beat Fairfield in the title game of the conference tournament to earn the automatic bid. Duke was 13-5 in the ACC and it would lose to UNC in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Gaels average 79.8 PPG and they allow 76.2. In the win over Fairfield they limited it to just 39 percent shooting. Duke averages 84.7 PPG and it allows 69.6. The Blue Devils were 6 of 23 from range in the loss to UNC in the conference tournament game. Note that Iona is 4-2 ATS in its last six as an 18 points or more underdog, while Duke is just 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a favorite in the same points range. While we're obviously not calling for the outright upset, we do feel that IONA has enough on both ends of the floor to keep this one competitive late. Lay the points, play on IONA.
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