Marist vs. Saint Peter's Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2
02 January 2026

The Marist Red Foxes (8-4, 2-1 MAAC) visit the Saint Peter's Peacocks (6-5, 3-0 MAAC) at Yanitelli Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Peacocks are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is 129.5 in the matchup.
In its last outing on Monday, Marist suffered a 64-58 loss to Quinnipiac. Tarik Watson recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and one assist for Marist. Saint Peter's won its last matchup 70-66 against Fairfield on Monday. Bryce Eaton put up 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Saint Peter's.
Marist vs. Saint Peter's Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Spread favorite: Marist -3.5
- Moneyline favorite: Marist -165
- Moneyline underdog: Saint Peter's +140
- Over/Under: 129.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: Marist vs. Saint Peter's
- Marist and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under (129.5 points) six times this season.
- There have been seven Saint Peter's games that finished with a combined score over 129.5 points this season.
- The point total for the matchup of 129.5 is 15.3 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Red Foxes (72.3 points per game) and the Peacocks (72.5 points per game).
- The 132.8 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 3.3 more than the 129.5 total in this contest.
- On average, Marist has had a 135.6-point over/under in its games this season, 6.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this matchup is 12.4 points lower than the average over/under in Saint Peter's games this season of 141.9.
Betting the Spread: Marist vs. Saint Peter's
- In Marist's 11 games this year, it has six wins against the spread.
- The Red Foxes have been favored by 3.5 points or more six times this season and are 3-3 ATS in those games.
- In Saint Peter's 10 games this year, it has six wins against the spread.
- The Peacocks have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 3.5 points or more (in four chances).
- Saint Peter's is 4-1 overall, and 3-2 against the spread, at home.
- This year, as a 3.5-point underdog or greater at home, Saint Peter's is 3-2 ATS.
- Marist is 3-2 against the spread, and 2-3 overall, on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Marist vs. Saint Peter's
- Marist has won six of the seven games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Red Foxes are 5-1 this season when entering a game favored by -165 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from Marist, based on the moneyline, is 62.3%.
- Saint Peter's has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win one time (20%) in those contests.
- The Peacocks have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +140 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Saint Peter's has an implied victory probability of 41.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
