Iona vs. Rider prediction: Why Iona is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET as the favored Iona takes on Rider in men's college basketball action at Alumni Gymnasium.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Iona as the most likely winner of the Iona vs. Rider game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Iona vs. Rider prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Iona and Rider 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Iona a 78% chance of beating Rider. Our predicted final score has Iona winning 76-68.

According to our model, Iona (-7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Iona vs. Rider odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Iona vs. Rider picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: