PREMIUM
AAA's EARLY MID-MAJOR DESTRUCTION!
(NCAAB) Rider vs. Niagara,
Point Spread: 6.00 | -110.00 Niagara (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 6.00 | -110.00 Niagara (Home)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* MID-MAJOR DESTRUCTION on Niagara.
While I do obviously feel that the outright win isn't out of the question, I will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can as I look for the home side to at the very least, sneak in through the back door down the stretch with what I feel is a healthy amount of points afforded to it in this one. NU will be particularly motivated here after falling 77-65 to St. Peters on Friday and to say this is a "revenge" game would be a bit of an understatement I think as the Purple Eagles have lost four straight int he series. It's important to note though that in eight of the last 14 encounters between the teams, the game has been decided by less than four points. One player to keep your eyes on today is Niagara's Emile Blackman, who is averaging a team-best 18.3 points while shooting a team-high 44 percent. I think this also sets up as a bit of letdown spot for the surging Broncs who are 17-9 overall, 11-4 in MAAC play and who have won five of their last six, including three straight; note though that Rider is just 2-3 ATS in its last five after playing with just one or less days rest, while Niagara is 5-4 ATS in its last nine as a home underdog in the 3.5 to 6 points range. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to NIAGARA as the savvy move in this one.
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While I do obviously feel that the outright win isn't out of the question, I will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can as I look for the home side to at the very least, sneak in through the back door down the stretch with what I feel is a healthy amount of points afforded to it in this one. NU will be particularly motivated here after falling 77-65 to St. Peters on Friday and to say this is a "revenge" game would be a bit of an understatement I think as the Purple Eagles have lost four straight int he series. It's important to note though that in eight of the last 14 encounters between the teams, the game has been decided by less than four points. One player to keep your eyes on today is Niagara's Emile Blackman, who is averaging a team-best 18.3 points while shooting a team-high 44 percent. I think this also sets up as a bit of letdown spot for the surging Broncs who are 17-9 overall, 11-4 in MAAC play and who have won five of their last six, including three straight; note though that Rider is just 2-3 ATS in its last five after playing with just one or less days rest, while Niagara is 5-4 ATS in its last nine as a home underdog in the 3.5 to 6 points range. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to NIAGARA as the savvy move in this one.
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