The 15-11 Iona Gaels will travel in MAAC conference play when they take on the 16-11 Fairfield Stags in an NCAA college basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Fairfield is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by SNY. <br /><br />The odds from this NCAA college basketball game has the home team Fairfield Stags favored by -2 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago. <br /><br />The teams met back on January 18th with Iona posting the 84-73 home win against Fairfield as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 140 points. <br /><br />Iona has a true road record of 5-7 on the season. The team is 9-6 against MAAC conference opponents. On the road in conference the Gaels have wins at Siena, Marist and at Loyola Maryland with losses at Rider, Niagara, Canisius and on Friday a 74-73 overtime defeat to the Manhattan Jaspers as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 141 ½ points. It was their third loss in four close games. Iona couldn’t survive a 38.5% shooting night along with 8 of 21 from three. They lose the game by grabbing nine fewer rebounds. The Gaels give up 41.2% shooting to the Jaspers. Lamont Jones had 17 points for Iona in the loss. Iona is a high octane offense as they sit third in college basketball by averaging 82.2 points per game. <br /><br />On their home court the Fairfield Stags are 6-4 straight up. Fairfield is 8-7 competing against the MAAC. At home in conference the Stags have losses to Canisius, Niagara and Loyola Maryland with wins against Marist, Rider, St Peter’s and on Thursday in a 74-52 home win against the Siena Saints as a -14 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 119 ½ points. Fairfield jumped out early with the 36-23 lead at the half. They shoot 50.9% from the floor and made 11 of 25 three pointers. The Stags give up just 40% shooting to the Saints and grabbed six more rebounds. Derek Needham scored 31 points on 8 of 11 three point shooting. Fairfield has defended very well this season by allowing 60 points a game and 41% shooting to their opponents. That ranks in the top third from college basketball.
