This is a 10* MAAC CONF. TOURNEY GOY on Monmouth.

Monmouth is at home here for this Conference Tournament game and because of that, I like the 19-12 Hawks in this one.

Niagara finished 14-15.

Monmouth averages 69.2 PPG, while the Purple Eagles average 67.7.

The Hawks concede 67.8, while Niagara allows 65.7.

With a spread like this, clearly the oddsmakers think these teams are evenly matched. And clearly they are, as their offensive and defensive averages are very similar.

Monmouth won the first matchup of the year by a score of 57-49 as a two-point favorite back in early December on the road, but then the Hawks inexplicably fell 70-69 at home in OT to the Purple Eagles as an eight-point favorite on January 30th.

And that is in fact important to note in our case, as Monmouth is a near-perfect 6-1 ATS in its last seven in trying to revenge a SU/ATS conference home loss against an opponent.

Lay the points, the play is MONMOUTH.

Good luck, NP