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The Niagara Purple Eagles (7-8, 2-2 MAAC) hope to continue a three-game home winning streak when they host the Rider Broncs (4-11, 0-4 MAAC) on January 12, 2025.
Niagara is a 5.5-point favorite against Rider when the Purple Eagles square off against the Broncs on Sunday. The over/under is 134.5 points for the matchup.
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Niagara vs. Rider Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Sunday, January 12, 2025
- Game time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: Lewiston, New York
- Arena: Gallagher Center
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Niagara vs. Rider Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Niagara (-5.5)
- Moneyline: Niagara (-255), Rider (+205)
- Total: 134.5 points
Pick ATS:Niagara (-5.5)
- Pick OU: Over (134.5)
- Prediction: Niagara 74, Rider 64
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Niagara vs. Rider Comparison
| Niagara Rank | Niagara Stat | Rider Stat | Rider Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321st | 68.2 | Points Scored | 64.9 | 347th |
| 138th | 70.1 | Points Allowed | 74.6 | 267th |
| 294th | 12.2 | Assists | 11.6 | 324th |
| 149th | 11.2 | Turnovers | 11.1 | 134th |
| 255th | 43.5% | Field Goal % | 41.7% | 320th |
| 238th | 44.3% | Field Goal % Allowed | 47.1% | 333rd |
Niagara Key Players
- The scoring and rebounding leader for the Purple Eagles is Olumide Adelodun, who puts up 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Niagara's best passer is Justice Smith, who averages 2.6 assists per game to go with a PPG scoring average of 9.6.
- Jahari Williamson makes more threes per game than any other member of the Purple Eagles, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.3 per contest.
- Adelodun is Niagara's leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Will Shortt leads them in blocks with 0.6 per contest.
Rider Key Players
- TJ Weeks Jr. is at the top of the Broncs scoring leaderboard with 12.9 points per game. Weeks also collects 4.9 rebounds and dishes out 1.2 assists per game.
- Rider's leader in rebounds is Tariq Ingraham with 6.3 per game, and its leader in assists is Ruben Rodriguez with 2.7 per game.
- Weeks knocks down 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Broncs.
- Weeks (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Rider while Ingraham (0.7 blocks per game) is the block leader.
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