The Pioneers will play the Gaels on Saturday, March 8th, 2025. Your timezone's tip off time is 4:00 pm EST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2024-25 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Sacred Heart and Iona are set to tip-off on Saturday, March 8th, 2025. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Sacred Heart wound up with a 96.00 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2024-25 college basketball regular season, while Iona finished with a 97.00 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Sacred Heart comes to this matchup with a 5-10 record as an away team, ranking them 5th in the MAAC Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Iona, finished the regular season with a 7-7 record as an away team, ranking them 3rd in the MAAC Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Sacred Heart finished 5th (0.526) in the MAAC Conference, with Iona ending up 4th (0.579) for their conference win percentage in the 2024 MAAC Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Sacred Heart had a 0.467 regular season overall win percentage, with Iona notching a 0.467 overall win percentage at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.
- Team Records - Sacred Heart tallied a 14-16 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Iona put together a 14-16 standing for 2024-25 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
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Hear ye, hear ye! Sacred Heart faces Iona in March Madness battle.
Both teams stand at 14-16 overall, ready for epic showdown. Sacred Heart 10-9 MAAC, Iona 11-8 MAAC.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Pioneers at Gaels Odds
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Iona is a -4.5 -110 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Sacred Heart is a +4.5 -110 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 147.5 -105 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $105 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 147.5 -115 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $115 to win $100 betting the under.
Iona is a -200 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Sacred Heart is a +165 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Sacred Heart
Iona
3/08/25 4:00pm EST | +4.5 -110-4.5 -110 |
Underdog Sacred Heart - Sacred Heart bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A +4.5 Sacred Heart underdog bet wins if they lose by 4 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 5 or more.
Favorite Iona - Iona bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A -4.5 Iona favorite bet wins if they win by 5 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 4 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Sacred Heart at Iona Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Sacred Heart
Iona
First to 5 Points
3/08/25 4:00pm EST | -102-135Bet |
Sacred Heart
Iona
First to 10 Points
3/08/25 4:00pm EST | +105-145Bet |
Sacred Heart
Iona
First to 15 Points
3/08/25 4:00pm EST | +110-155Bet |
Sacred Heart
Iona
Game to Overtime
3/08/25 4:00pm EST | Yes +775No -2500Bet |
Team Standings
Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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Iona | 17-17 | 0.500 | 7-7 | 7-7 | 12-8 | +3 | 0.600 | L1 |
Sacred Heart | 15-18 | 0.455 | 8-5 | 5-11 | 10-10 | +5 | 0.500 | L1 |
Sacred Heart & Iona Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Sacred Heart Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Sacred Heart YR: futures available
Iona Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Iona YR: futures available
Sacred Heart & Iona Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Sacred Heart vs Iona College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Sacred Heart vs Iona Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
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