Niagara Purple Eagles (8-14, 3-8 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-9, 10-2 MAAC)
Hamden, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -11; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac takes on Niagara after Amarri Monroe scored 29 points in Quinnipiac’s 89-71 victory against the Canisius Golden Griffins.
The Bobcats are 9-1 in home games. Quinnipiac is the top team in the MAAC averaging 33.0 points in the paint. Paul Otieno leads the Bobcats scoring 7.6.
The Purple Eagles have gone 3-8 against MAAC opponents. Niagara allows 70.1 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.6 points per game.
Quinnipiac’s average of 7.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Niagara gives up. Niagara averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than Quinnipiac gives up.
The Bobcats and Purple Eagles face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
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