Iona vs. Delaware betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 1

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The Iona Gaels (5-2) are favored by 2.5 points against the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (2-4) on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 151.5.

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Iona Cover -2.5 vs Delaware -104

Bet $20, Payout $39.23

Iona vs. Delaware betting lines

  • Iona moneyline odds to win: -144
  • Delaware moneyline odds to win: +120
  • Spread: Iona (-2.5)
  • Total: 151.5

Iona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home last season, Iona had a worse record against the spread (6-8-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (9-5-0).
  • The Gaels went over the total more consistently when playing at home last year, hitting the over in eight of 14 home matchups (57.1%). In road games, they hit the over in seven of 14 games (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Iona picked up the win in six of 11 games when playing at home, good for a .545 winning percentage. Iona won two of four games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • At 69.7 points scored per game and 70.5 points allowed last year, the Gaels were 290th in college basketball offensively and 131st defensively.
  • Last year, Iona was 111th in the nation in rebounds (33.1 per game) and 47th in rebounds allowed (28.9).
  • At 14.4 assists per game last season, the Gaels were 111th in college basketball.

Iona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-3-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (154th in nation) 43.8 (194th) 34.3 (157th) 37.0 (345th) 15.3 (142nd) 12.4 (218th)

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Delaware statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Delaware was better against the spread away (6-8-0) than at home (5-9-0) last year.
  • Both at home (nine of 14) and away (nine of 14), the Fightin’ Blue Hens’ games finished over (in terms of the over/under) 64.3% of the time last year.
  • The Fightin’ Blue Hens, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than away (2-10) last season.

Last season stats

  • With 77.2 points per game on offense, the Fightin’ Blue Hens were 86th in college basketball last year. At the other end, they gave up 77.9 points per contest, which ranked 324th in college basketball.
  • While Delaware ranked in the bottom 25 in college basketball in boards per game with 28.2 (20th-worst), it ranked 294th in college basketball with 33.1 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Fightin’ Blue Hens ranked 124th in college basketball with 14.2 dimes per contest.

Delaware betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-2-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (237th in nation) 41.4 (114th) 29.8 (300th) 33.0 (264th) 13.3 (245th) 12.0 (197th)
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