Siena (4-4) vs. Niagara (3-4)
December 6, 2024 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Niagara -2; Over/Under: +129
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The Siena Saints and the Niagara Purple Eagles meet Friday in college basketball action from the Gallagher Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Niagara vs Siena Prediction.
Siena Recap
The Siena Saints come into this one looking to build on their 71-58 win over Bucknell last time out. After this game, the Saints will play another conference road game against Canisius.
Saints Looking To Start Conference Play Strong
Major Freeman leads the Saints in scoring with 14.8 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Justice Shoats has 14.3 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Saints in the assist department up to this point in the year. Brendan Coyle has 11.9 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Siena up to this point in the year. Marcus Jackson also chipped in a team-high 5 RPG to lead Siena on the glass this season. As a team, Siena is averaging 68 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three, and 72.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Siena Saints will win
- Niagara has lost four of its last five night games.
- Siena has won three of its last four games at Gallagher Center.
Niagara Recap
The Niagara Purple Eagles come into this game looking to add to their 60-52 win over IU in their last game. After this game, Niagara will meet Merrimack, St. Francis (PA), St. Bonaventure, Le Moyne, and Mount St. Mary’s.
Purple Eagles Looking To Build Momentum
Olumide Adelokun leads Niagara in scoring and rebounding with 12.8 PPG and 6.4 RPG while Jahari Williamson has 12.6 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Niagara up to this point in the year. Justice Smith also has 7.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead Niagara in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jaeden Marshall also has 8.8 PPG and 3.5 RPG while Jhaylon Martinez has 8.4 PPG with 5.5 RPG. As a team, Niagara is averaging 68.9 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three, and 72.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Niagara Purple Eagles will win
- Siena has lost each of its last eight games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
- Niagara has won four of its last five games against Siena.
Niagara vs Siena Prediction
I’m on the over here. I think this is a game where both teams’ strengths offensively are accentuated by the weaknesses defensively of their opposition. Both teams shoot a fair amount of threes, especially Niagara, and both team’s 3-point defenses have left a lot to be desired. Both are also decent from the foul line and I think this number is where it is because the MAAC has had a history of producing a fair amount of low totals. I’ll roll with the over in this one though.
