Quinnipiac vs. Niagara Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 27

In a game featuring one of the struggling teams in college basketball, the Niagara Purple Eagles (7-21, 4-14 MAAC) battle the Quinnipiac Bobcats (18-11, 11-7 MAAC) at Gallagher Center on February 27, 2026. The Purple Eagles have lost two in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 8.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 135.5 points.

Quinnipiac heads into this contest following an 85-79 loss to Fairfield on Sunday. Jaden Zimmerman scored a team-best 20 points for Quinnipiac in the loss. Niagara's most recent outing on Sunday ended in a 67-62 loss to Rider. Will Shortt totaled 18 points, five rebounds and two assists for Niagara.

Quinnipiac vs. Niagara Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York
• Spread favorite: Quinnipiac -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Quinnipiac -441
• Moneyline underdog: Niagara +328
• Over/Under: 135.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Quinnipiac vs. Niagara

• Quinnipiac and its opponents have combined to go over Friday's total of 135.5 points 19 times this season.
• There have been 15 Niagara games that ended with a combined score higher than 135.5 points this season.
• The total for the game of 135.5 is 3.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bobcats (75.6 points per game) and the Purple Eagles (63.3 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 7.4 less than the 142.9 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Quinnipiac has a 147.5 average over/under in its games this season, 12.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Niagara's games have an average over/under of 134.3 points this season, 1.2 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Quinnipiac vs. Niagara

• In Quinnipiac's 28 games this season, it has 14 wins against the spread.
• The Bobcats have an against the spread record of 4-5 in their nine games when favored by 8.5 points or more so far this season.
• Niagara has played 27 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Purple Eagles have an ATS record of 5-5 in their 10 games when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, Niagara is 4-6 overall and 5-5 against the spread.
• This season in away games, Quinnipiac is 9-5 against the spread and 8-6 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Quinnipiac vs. Niagara

• Quinnipiac has won 13, or 68.4%, of the 19 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bobcats are 8-1 this season when entering a game favored by -441 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 81.5% chance of a victory for Quinnipiac.
• Niagara has won in four, or 18.2%, of the 22 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Purple Eagles have been a moneyline underdog of -441 or more nine times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Niagara has a 23.4% chance of walking away with the win.