This is a 10* MID-MAJOR MAULING on Marist.

The overall situation that each team finds itself coming into this one, combined with the numbers/trends make the visiting side the correct call here in my opinion and while I do think an outright victory is possible, the official call will be to grab as many points as you can.

Marist is 9-7 and Niagara is 9-9. The Red Foxes are 4-5 on the road, while the Purple Eagles are 3-5 at home.

Marist has been trading wins/losses over its last four games. It beat Niagara 61-52 as a two-point dog in this game at home last year.

Niagara has won two straight on the road as an underdog, but now back here at home, I think the Purple Eagles are the ones overvalued here.

The bottom line here is that these evenly matched teams will take this one right down to the wire and whichever side has its hands on the ball last is likely going to be the victor.

Because of that, I'm grabbing the points with MARIST.

Good luck, NP