The Purple Eagles will be trying to slam the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Friday when the teams tip off at Gallagher Center in college betting action.

Niagara will face the 6-5 Bonnies, who own a 6-3-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Purple Eagles are 4-4 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Bonnies are 4-5-1 favoring the OVER.



View St Bonaventure vs Niagara Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Purple Eagles as 9-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Purple Eagles sit at No. 317 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Bonnies sit at No. 135 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Bonnies will win this game 75-63.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Niagara's No. 128 nationally ranked offense (71.2 points per game) against a Bonnies defense that sits as the No. 65 at 61.4 PPG. The Purple Eagles have been averaging 41.4% from the field, less than the Bonnies have managed so far this season (45.3% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, St. Bonaventure owns the country's No. 30-rated mark, allowing 61.2 points per game on the highway. Niagara, on the other hand, rates No. 137 in scoring at home.

St. Bonaventure won its last outing, an 82-58 result against St. Francis PA on December 23. St. Bonaventure cruised to victory on Friday, running St. Francis PA out of the gym and running up an 82-58 score at Reilly Center.

Niagara was a 92-75 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against UMBC. Marvin Jordan scored 23 points leading the Purple Eagles to a 92-75 victory over UMBC at Gallagher Center on Wednesday.


St. Bonaventure Bonnies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing George Washington are 2-8
After playing St. Francis PA are 3-0
After a win are 3-7

Niagara Purple Eagles Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Loyola are 6-4
After playing UMBC are 0-1
After a win are 3-7

A few Bonnies at Purple Eagles trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Bonaventure's last 7 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Niagara
Niagara is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Bonaventure
Niagara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Bonaventure
Niagara is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Bonaventure
Niagara is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
St. Bonaventure at George Washington, Wednesday, January 4
Niagara at Loyola, Monday, January 2