OC Dooley:
“2 UNIT” NCAA AFTERNOON LINETRACKER (Iona +1 at Canisius in a 2:05 pm eastern tipoff):
For those who took the time to read this analysis you most likely are aware of a nationally televised Metro Atlantic Conference tilt back on Friday evening on ESPNU where Iona as a hefty favorite (-11’) failed to cover the spread on the road against a horrible opponent who entered with a 3-12 overall record. Iona ended up barely surviving that visit to Niagra with a “one point” margin of victory. Due to inflated price tags (four consecutive games laying 9’ points each time) Iona has had problems where it counts “failing” to cover the spread four times in a six-game stretch versus league opposition. But the story this afternoon is different as Iona opened offshore as only a one-point favorite and are now at many a locations actually a slight underdog. It was almost exactly a year ago in a National-TV Friday telecast when Iona (-7) suffered an outright home loss versus Canisius who at the time were led by the coach’s son Billy Baron who has since graduated
“2 UNIT” NCAA AFTERNOON LINETRACKER (Iona +1 at Canisius in a 2:05 pm eastern tipoff):
For those who took the time to read this analysis you most likely are aware of a nationally televised Metro Atlantic Conference tilt back on Friday evening on ESPNU where Iona as a hefty favorite (-11’) failed to cover the spread on the road against a horrible opponent who entered with a 3-12 overall record. Iona ended up barely surviving that visit to Niagra with a “one point” margin of victory. Due to inflated price tags (four consecutive games laying 9’ points each time) Iona has had problems where it counts “failing” to cover the spread four times in a six-game stretch versus league opposition. But the story this afternoon is different as Iona opened offshore as only a one-point favorite and are now at many a locations actually a slight underdog. It was almost exactly a year ago in a National-TV Friday telecast when Iona (-7) suffered an outright home loss versus Canisius who at the time were led by the coach’s son Billy Baron who has since graduated
