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Manhattan at Niagara odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Manhattan at Niagara odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Manhattan Jaspers (6-12, 4-5 MAAC) and Niagara Purple Eagles (10-9, 5-5) meet Friday in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game. Tip at Gallagher Center in Niagara Falls is at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Manhattan vs. Niagara odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Manhattan is coming off 67-65 loss at Rider on Sunday as an 8-point underdog, and the Jaspers have won 4 in a row against the spread (ATS). Manhattan held the Broncs to a 2-of-10 mark on 3-pointers. Over their last 5 games, the Jaspers have held 3-point-shooters to a 29.1% mark.

The Purple Eagles play at 1 of the slowest tempos in NCAA-I, and tend to play in a lot of close games. Niagara is 1-4 in its last 5 games, and all 5 were decided by 6 points or less. Rebounding has been a problem area as the Eagles have outrebounded only 1 opponent in the last 10 games.

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Manhattan at Niagara odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:01 qa.m. ET.

Moneyline: Off the board
Against the spread (ATS): Manhattan +6.5 (-115) | Niagara -6.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 127.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Manhattan at Niagara picks and predictions

Prediction

Niagara 68, Manhattan 62

Moneyline

Not available at the time of publication.

Against the spread

Manhattan beat Niagara 64-59 on Jan. 8 as a 3.5-point underdog at home as the Under cashed. The Eagles led for the better part of 25 minutes, but eventually fell. This time around, look for the Eagles to outpace the Jaspers from beyond the arc and come through by 2-to-3 scores in this revenge spot.

Peg a slight lean on Niagara, but its not an actionable lean unless the spread were to drop to 4.5 or less. PASS.

Over/Under

Niagara is 4-2 at home. The Over is 9-2 in the Jaspers’ last 11 road games against teams winning 60% of their games at home.

Both teams have schedules that have had them facing slightly tougher defensive teams. And both have been trending the right way in their offensive efficiency numbers.

TAKE THE OVER 127.5 (-105).

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Niagara at Saint Peter’s odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Sunday’s Niagara at Saint Peter’s odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Niagara Purple Eagles (9-9, 4-5 MAAC) and Saint Peter’s Peacocks (8-11, 3-7) meet in a Sunday afternoon Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game in Jersey City. Tip at the Yanitelli Center is at 2 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Niagara vs. Saint Peter’s odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Since Jan. 8, Niagara is 0-4 straight up and 1-3 against the spread. All 4 losses have been by 6 points or less. In their last game on Friday, the Purple Eagles were a 4.5-point underdog at Rider. NU finished as a minus-7 in rebounding and a minus-4 in turnovers in a game it lost 65-62.

The Peacocks also played Friday, and they won 61-57 as 2.5-point underdogs at Marist, snapping a 5-game losing streak. The lowest-scoring team in the MAAC (61.8 points per game) has averaged a meager 55.6 PPG during the skid.

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Niagara at Saint Peter’s odds

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Moneyline: Niagara -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Saint Peter’s -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Niagara +1.5 (-115) | Saint Peter’s -1.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 119.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Niagara at Saint Peter’s picks and predictions

Prediction

Saint Peter’s 63, Niagara 60

Moneyline

Figure on a slight SPU lean for the game, but the juice here nixes any profit potential. PASS.

Against the spread

The Peacocks are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games. They are 3-1 ATS in the last 4 games of this series.

But Saint Peter’s has its warts. The Peacocks are not really a value play unless giving perhaps just a point. PASS.

Over/Under

SPU us 5-3 at home. The Over is 4-1 in NU’s last 5 road games against teams with winning marks at home.

Both sides play at tremendously slow tempos. But SPU has played a relatively tough schedule for its offense (against better defenses) and is due for some regression on iffy shooting numbers (42.1% effective ranks 361st in the nation). Niagara’s offense has been a bit better in some recent losses.

This is a low total and a beatable one. BACK THE OVER 119 (-115).