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"Quinnipiac BobcatsNiagara Purple Eagles18-8February 22, 2014, 03:00 | Gallagher Center6-22The Niagara Purple Eagles will try to cover the spread at Gallagher Center on Saturday when they get a visit from the Quinnipiac Bobcats in NCAA basketball action.The Purple Eagles bring a 6-22 record (12-14-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 18-8 Bobcats, who are 12-7 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Niagara go 13-13 so far and the Bobcats go 13-6. View Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Niagara Purple Eagles Odds and Stats.Bettors looking to side with Niagara in this one found them as 3-point underdogs earlier in the day. Watch for line moves and updates at Bovada before gametime.It&amp;#039;s a betting matchup between the No. 214-rated Purple Eagles and the No. 47-ranked Bobcats, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.ADVERTISEMENT: Quinnipiac won its last outing, an 88-81 result against Canisius on February 20. They covered in that game as a 6-point underdog. The Golden Griffins were burned for 26 points by Umar Shannon on Thursday as the Bobcats put another game in the win column, 88-81, at Koessler Center.Last time out for Niagara, they were a 72-66 loser as they battled Fairfield at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 5.5-point favorite. Niagara got 22 points from Antoine Mason but lost anyway, 72-66, to Fairfield on Thursday at Gallagher Center.How They Match Up:Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Niagara has the nation&amp;#039;s No. 55-rated offensive output, at 75.75 PPG. The visiting Bobcats defense ranks No. 220 allowing on average 74.96 PPG. The Purple Eagles FG% has averaged 42.45% so far, more than the Bobcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.03% per game.A few Bobcats at Purple Eagles trends to consider:Quinnipiac is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games Quinnipiac is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of Quinnipiac&amp;#039;s last 9 games Quinnipiac is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the roadNiagara is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games Niagara is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Niagara&amp;#039;s last 7 games Niagara is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at homeNext up:Quinnipiac home to Siena, Thursday, February 27thNiagara at Monmouth, Friday, February 28th"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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