St. Peter's vs. Iona prediction: Why Iona is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/20/2026]

Iona will square off with St. Peter's, in what is expected to be a tight men's college basketball game, at Hynes Athletics Center on Friday, commencing at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Iona a slight edge with a 51% win probability over St. Peter's.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's St. Peter's vs. Iona matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

St. Peter's vs. Iona prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Iona a 51% chance of beating St. Peter's. Our predicted score is St. Peter's 71-71 Iona.

According to our model, St. Peter's (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 140.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 71-71 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of St. Peter's vs. Iona.

St. Peter's vs. Iona odds

We have sourced 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.

St. Peter's vs. Iona 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:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is St. Peter's +1.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

St. Peter's vs. Iona game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball game between Iona and St. Peter's at Hynes Athletics Center is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: St. Peter's vs. Iona
• Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Hynes Athletics Center

Conclusion

We predict Iona, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat St. Peter's on Friday.

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