Manhattan vs Siena 1/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Siena Saints (6-6) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (9-5)
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Manhattan Jaspers -3 / Siena Saints +3; Over/Under: -137.5
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The Siena Saints and the Manhattan Jaspers meet in college basketball MAAC-tion from the Draddy Gymnasium on Friday night.
The Siena Saints will look to build on their four-game winning streak after a 67-60 win over Marist last time out. Colby Rogers leads the Saints in scoring with 13.7 PPG while Jackson Stormo has 10.5 PPG and 7.1 RPG as well this season to lead Siena on the glass. Aidan Carpenter has 10.3 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Siena up to this point this season. As a team, Siena is averaging 65 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 70.7% from the foul line while allowing 70 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 35.3% from three this season.
The Manhattan Jaspers will look to bounce back from a 73-63 loss to Niagara last time out. Jose Perez leads the Jaspers in scoring and assists with 16.5 PPG and 5.1 APG while Ant Nelson has 11.2 PPG with 3.4 RPG. Warren Williams has 10.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Manhattan this season, while Josh Roberts also has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Jaspers on the glass this season. As a team, Manhattan is averaging 74.2 PPG on 46,2% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 73% from the foul line while allowing 71.9 PPG on 45.6% from the field and 34.3% from three this season.
Siena is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Friday games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. Manhattan is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the over is 16-5 in their last 21 games overall.
I get why you’d look at the Jaspers here, as a home team and a cheap line is always worth a look. However, Siena’s had no problem not only covering, but winning in the underdog role as of late. This is a different Siena team than the one that struggled out of the gate. Meanwhile, Manhattan’s struggling right now and this is traditionally a Siena team that’s strong on the glass and I think that comes to be here. Give me the Saints and the points here.
