College basketball wagering interest will be high on Friday when the Purple Eagles of Niagara hit the hard court against the Peacocks of Saint Peter's.

Saint Peter's will face the 12-17 Purple Eagles, who own a 11-12-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Peacocks are 10-13 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Purple Eagles are 10-14 favoring the OVER.



View Niagara vs Saint Peters Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 3-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 320 (Peacocks) and the No. 277 (Purple Eagles) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-57 result in favor of the Purple Eagles has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Saint Peter's's No. 333 nationally ranked offense (58 points per game) against a Purple Eagles defense that sits as the No. 311 at 74 PPG. The Peacocks have been averaging 40.2% from the field, less than the Purple Eagles have managed so far this season (40.8% on average).

Defensively, Niagara features the nation's No. 270-rated defense on the road, allowing 74 points per game. Saint Peter's, meanwhile, comes in at No. 339 nationally in scoring at home.

Niagara lost its last outing, a 92-70 result against Vermont on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a 10-point underdog. The Purple Eagles were hammered by Vermont on Saturday, losing by a 92-70 final at Roy Patrick Gym in college basketball betting action.

Saint Peter's was a 67-51 loser in their most recent outing at home against Hartford. They failed to cover the 4-point spread as favorites. Darius Conley scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the Peacocks to a win (they lost 67-51 to Hartford at Yanitelli Center on Saturday).


Niagara Purple Eagles Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Marist are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Saint Peter's Peacocks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-5
Before playing Iona are 5-5
After playing Hartford are 0-2
After a loss are 2-8

A few Purple Eagles at Peacocks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Niagara's last 8 games on the road
Niagara is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Niagara's last 6 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
Niagara is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Saint Peter's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 5 games when playing Niagara
Saint Peter's is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Niagara


Next up:
Niagara at Marist, Sunday, February 26
Saint Peter's at Iona, Sunday, February 26