Mount St. Mary's vs. Niagara Predictions - January 5

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The Niagara Purple Eagles (6-7, 1-2 MAAC) will look to end a six-game road losing streak when they take on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (8-5, 2-1 MAAC) on January 5, 2025 at Knott Arena.

The Mountaineers are currently 5.5-point favorites against the Purple Eagles. The matchup's point total is 136.5.

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Mount St. Mary's vs. Niagara Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Emmitsburg, Maryland
  • Arena: Knott Arena
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Mount St. Mary's vs. Niagara Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Mount St. Mary's (-5.5)
  • Moneyline: Mount St. Mary's (-260), Niagara (+205)
  • Total: 136.5 points

Pick ATS:Niagara (+5.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (136.5)
  • Prediction: Mount St. Mary's 73, Niagara 68

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Mount St. Mary's vs. Niagara Comparison

Mount St. Mary's Rank Mount St. Mary's Stat Niagara Stat Niagara Rank
243rd 73.0 Points Scored 68.5 321st
233rd 73.0 Points Allowed 71.1 180th
137th 14.7 Assists 12.4 287th
356th 15.0 Turnovers 10.5 85th
280th 43.0% Field Goal % 43.3% 264th
182nd 43.0% Field Goal % Allowed 44.4% 249th

Mount St. Mary's Key Players

  • The scoring leader for the Mountaineers this season is Dallas Hobbs, who averages 13.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
  • Terrell Ard Jr. leads Mount St. Mary's in rebounding, averaging 7.9 per game, while Xavier Lipscomb leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.9 in each contest.
  • Carmelo Pacheco makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mountaineers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.1 per contest.
  • The Mount St. Mary's steals leader is Ard, who averages 1.3 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Dola Adebayo, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.

Niagara Key Players

  • Olumide Adelodun sits on top of the Purple Eagles leaderboards for scoring and rebounding with 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
  • Justice Smith's assist statline paces Niagara with 2.6 assists per game.
  • Jahari Williamson is reliable from distance and leads the Purple Eagles with 2.3 made threes per game.
  • Adelodun (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Niagara while Will Shortt (0.5 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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