Manhattan vs. Niagara Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 11
11 January 2026

The Manhattan Jaspers (7-10, 3-3 MAAC) host the Niagara Purple Eagles (4-11, 1-4 MAAC) at Draddy Gymnasium, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The Jaspers are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 144.5.
Manhattan heads into this contest on the heels of a 70-64 loss to Canisius on Friday. Terrance Jones scored a team-high 15 points for Manhattan in the loss. Niagara's most recent outing was a 71-53 loss to Iona on Friday. Justin Page totaled 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for Niagara.
Manhattan vs. Niagara Odds and Game Time
- When: Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York
- Spread favorite: Manhattan -6.5
- Moneyline favorite: Manhattan -315
- Moneyline underdog: Niagara +250
- Over/Under: 144.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Manhattan vs. Niagara
- A total of 10 of Manhattan's games this season have gone over Sunday's total of 144.5 points.
- In Niagara's 14 games this season, four finished with more combined points than Sunday's point total of 144.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 139.5 points per game, 5.0 points fewer than the total of 144.5 for this matchup.
- The 155.3 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 10.8 more than the 144.5 total in this contest.
- Manhattan has a 157.5 average over/under in its games this season, 13.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 7.2 points separates this game's over/under (144.5 points) and the average over/under in Niagara's games (137.3) this season.
Betting the Spread: Manhattan vs. Niagara
- Manhattan has six wins against the spread in 16 games this season.
- This season, the Jaspers are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
- In Niagara's 14 games this year, it has four wins against the spread.
- The Purple Eagles have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 6.5 points or more (in five chances).
- At home this season, Manhattan is 4-2 against the spread and 3-3 overall.
- At home, Manhattan is winless ATS (0-1) as a 6.5-point favorite or more.
- Niagara is 1-8 overall, with two wins against the spread, on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Manhattan vs. Niagara
- Manhattan has entered the game as moneyline favorites five times this season and won twice.
- The Jaspers have played as a favorite of -315 or more twice this season and split those games.
- The implied probability of a win from Manhattan, based on the moneyline, is 75.9%.
- Niagara has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (18.2%) in those games.
- The Purple Eagles have won all of their four games in which they were named as at least a +250 moneyline underdog.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Niagara has a 28.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
