Niagara at Canisius

When Antoine Mason decided to transfer to Auburn, the Niagara Purple Eagles knew they were going to be in for a long season without the nation's leading scorer from last season. That turned out to be true as they started the season at 4-21. Things are changing as this team is beginning to show a much higher level of play, and have won their last two games straight-up as an underdog including a four-point win at Rider as a 10-point dog. Canisius is 15-12 on the season, and beat Niagara by 13 on the road way back to the beginning of the season, and Niagara not only has revenge here, but a big cushion of points, and most importantly a renewed confidence. All the ingredients are in place for a game to be played out a lot closer than expected. Play the points on Niagara. Also take the UNDER in the first-half. Over the last five, Niagara games have averaged just 59.8 points in the first-half. Over the same span, Canisius games have averaged just 51.8 first-half points. This game should be very low-scoring early on. Take the points and the first-half UNDER.