Iona at South Florida

The Gaels have certainly made some progress off their dreadful two-win season from two years ago, and are heading in the right direction. They took a solid Wisconsin team to OT before dropping the game by two points. They had another two-point loss to Fairfield who just had a seven-game winning streak snapped by No. 2 UConn. The Bulls are finding life difficult in the early going and will find it even more miserable once Big East play begins. The Bulls just took it on the chin against a 2-10 Oral Roberts team by 23 and a 4-7 Wright State team that had already suffered through a six-game losing streak this season. The Bulls have suffered four double-digit losses in their last five games - against average competition. The Bulls will be hard-pressed to get the win here, let alone the cover. The Gaels get the call.