The Saint Peter’s Peacocks and the Niagara Purple Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Gallagher Center on Sunday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Niagara is listed as a 5.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 120.5 points.
Injuries
Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.
Matchup History
Niagara’s 59-57 win over Saint Peter’s back on January 22nd, 2023, snapped Saint Peter’s four-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Saint Peter’s is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games against a team with a winning home record while the under is 13-3 in their last 16 home games. Niagara is 25-11-1 ATS in their last 37 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 home games.
Pick
I’m backing Saint Peter’s here. Niagara’s watched their form fall off of a cliff and have made it very hard on themselves to have a decent seed in the MAAC tournament and I think the Peacocks can come in and make life difficult on senior day. I think Niagara gets the win, but they’ve played in a ton of close games and I think this one could be close as well. Give me the Peacocks and the points.