Niagara Purple Eagles vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 3/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

Yanitelli Center is where the St. Peter's Peacocks (11-15) will meet the Niagara Purple Eagles (10-19) on Thursday.

The Niagara Purple Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Manhattan and ended up losing by a score of 85-70 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Purple Eagles ended up finishing with 18 and Manhattan accumulated 13 fouls. They also buried 10 of 23 attempts from long range. Manhattan finished the game shooting 82.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 23 attempts. Additionally, Manhattan collected 22 boards (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Manhattan earned 17 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In terms of defending, Niagara allowed 52.8% from the field on 28 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while creating 4 turnovers and having 2 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 21 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Purple Eagles made 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. Niagara walked away from the contest having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (25 of 49) and made 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Olumide Adelodun is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He accounted for 16 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Niagara comes into this contest with a record of 10-19 for the season. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls per game. As a team, Niagara is pulling in 30.4 rebounds per game and has earned 368 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 282nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Purple Eagles are shooting 34.3% on 3-point shots (231 of 673) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.9 points per game (324th in the country) while hitting 44.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Purple Eagles are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 160th in college in opponents PPG (71.3). The Purple Eagles defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.1% (731 of 1,586) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 243rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 415 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks went home victorious with a score of 57-52 against Marist. Regarding cleaning up the glass, St. Peter's permitted Marist to snag 35 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished 10.5% from distance via 2 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Peacocks permitted Marist to bury 21 out of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Peacocks finished 16 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3%. When discussing shots from distance, St. Peter's made 4 of 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a clip of 75.0%. Marist committed 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Peacocks to the free throw line for 28 shots. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Peacocks were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game.

Marcus Randolph ended up being a major contributor for the Peacocks for this game. He scored 15 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 3 out of 8 for this contest for a rate of 37.5%, and earned 1 rebound.

St. Peter's has a win-loss record of 11-15 on the campaign. The Peacocks are committing 19.2 fouls per game and they hit 73.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 10.3 times per game (357th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. St. Peter's has tallied 1,710 pts for the year (65.8 per game) and they snag 37.1 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Peacocks are shooting 39.8% from the floor, which ranks 360th in the nation.

The St. Peter's defense gives up 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (165 of 535) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.1 dimes and 32.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 34th and 59th in the nation. The Peacocks are ranked 29th in college in points given up per game with 65.5. They are forcing 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (51st in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Niagara

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