Siena vs Quinnipiac 1/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-7) vs. Siena Saints (7-8)
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Siena Saints -2.5 / Quinnipiac Bobcats +2.5; Over/Under: -137.5
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The Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Siena Saints meet in college basketball MAAC-tion from the Times Union Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats will try to add to their 94-86 win over Marist last time out. Matt Balanc has a team-high 14.8 PPG while Kevin Marfo has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 10.5 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass, averaging a double-double per game while also making up the other half of the duo of double-digit scorers for the Bobcats this year. Dezi Jones and Jacob Rigoni each have 9+ PPG on the year. As a team, Quinnipiac is averaging 74.2 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 75.1% from the foul line while allowing 70.6 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field and 34.3% from three this season.
The Siena Saints will try to build on a 60-56 win over Niagara last time out. Colby Rogers leads the Saints in scoring with 13.6 PPG while Jackson Stormo has 10.4 PPG and 6.6 RPG as well this season to lead Siena on the glass. Aidan Carpenter has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Siena up to this point this season. As a team, Siena is averaging 64.3 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 70% from the foul line while allowing 69.7 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three this season.
Quinnipiac is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games following three or more consecutive home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Siena is 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games against a team with a losing road record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win.
I get why Siena would be favored here as the Saints usually have a solid team especially on the glass, but the problem lately is that the Saints just haven’t been able to string it together to get themselves in the win column consistently. The two sides are almost even in terms of scoring defense, but the Quinnipiac offense is far better than what Siena’s bringing to the table. Give me the Bobcats and the free bucket here.
