Manhattan Jaspers vs Niagara Purple Eagles Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/04/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, February 4, 2022

Venue:  Gallagher Center, Lewiston, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN3

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Manhattan +5.5, Niagara -5.5; Over/Under:  134 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Manhattan +5.5, Niagara -5.5; Over/Under:  134 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Manhattan +5.5, Niagara -5.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

 

Manhattan Jaspers:  11-7 (6th place, MAAC)

Niagara Purple Eagles:  9-11 (8th place, MAAC)

 

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Manhattan Jaspers:  2-3 last 5

Niagara Purple Eagles:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Manhattan is coming into this game with an 11-7 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 10th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Monmouth Hawks and the Saint Peter's Peacocks while their win came against the Marist Red Foxes in their last game. Jose Perez led the team in points in that game with 29 while Anthony Nelson was next on the team with 16 points. Perez also led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Josh Roberts led the team in rebounds with 5. They are 45.6% from the field, 31% from 3-point range, and 74.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 72.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72 PPG against them. Manhattan has an ATS record of 9-7-1 this season and their O/U record is 11-5-1.

 

 

Niagara is coming into this game with a 9-11 record overall and they are 3-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 12th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-7 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Saint Peter's Peacocks, the Rider Broncs, and the Siena Saints while their win came against the Monmouth Hawks in their last game. Marcus Hammond led the team in points in that game with 27 while Sam Iorio was next on the team with 11 points. Noah Thomasson led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Iorio led the team in rebounds himself with 9. They are 44.4% from the field, 35.6% from 3-point range, and 73.1% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 67.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.9 PPG against them. Niagara has an ATS record of 10-9 this season and their O/U record is 8-11.

 

Niagara is coming into this game as a 5.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Niagara has not been playing that well recently not winning many games but they will be at home for this game and they recently beat Manhattan by double digits on the road so they will likely repeat that result here at home. Manhattan has been awful on the road this season, they have lost 3 straight games on the road and all of them were against conference opponents. They will continue to struggle on the road here and they are up against a team that just beat them on the road as well. The best bet to place in this game is on Niagara to cover the spread here.

 

Manhattan Niagara Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 4, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Niagara 71 Manhattan 61.

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Manhattan Jaspers: 12-17 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 11-17 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 13-18 ATS in road games. 19-28 ATS after a conference game. 11-18 ATS after a game where they covered the spread.

Niagara Purple Eagles: 20-11 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 17-9 ATS in all home games. 26-18 ATS after 2 consecutive conference games. 58-31 ATS after scoring 30 points or less in the first half in 2 straight games. 23-14 ATS after playing a road game.

 

 

Manhattan Jaspers:  None.

Niagara Purple Eagles:  None.

 

 

"We were very disappointed in our effort up there (in Albany) of offensive rebounding. We thought that was something we could take advantage of because of our physicality. The glass was a big thing for us." - Steve Masiello after his team’s win against Siena.

 

 

“Over the course of season, being able to learn how to handle different situations, and I love how they responded. Monmouth is a great team. Winning here is very difficult and when they made their runs we responded and were fortunate to make one more play at the end.” - Greg Paulus on his team’s loss against Monmouth.

 

 

 

N. Brennen

E. Buchanan 

J. Perez 

J. Roberts 

S. Stewart

 

R. Brown III 

J. Cintron 

M. Hammond 

S. Iorio 

N. Thomasson

 

 

PPG: J. Perez (17.8)

APG: J. Perez (4.9)

Reb/G: J. Roberts (5.4)

 

PPG: M. Hammond (17.8)

APG: N. Thomasson (3.6)

Reb/G: S. Iorio (6.1)

 

Coaches:

Manhattan Jaspers: Steve Masiello (11th season)

Niagara Purple Eagles: Greg Paulus (3rd season)