Niagara vs. Iona prediction: Why Iona is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/9/2026]

Iona will square off with Niagara in men's college basketball action at Hynes Athletics Center on Friday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Iona as the most likely winner of the Niagara vs. Iona game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Niagara and Iona 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Iona an 86% chance of beating Niagara. Our predicted final score has Iona winning 77-66.

According to our model, Iona (-10.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 140.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Niagara vs. Iona 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.

Niagara vs. Iona picks and best bet

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