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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