Morgan State vs. Niagara betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Morgan State Bears (1-8) will look to break a seven-game losing streak when they host the Niagara Purple Eagles (2-7) at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 13, 2025 as 1.5-point favorites. The Purple Eagles have lost six games in a row. The matchup’s point total is 140.5.

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Morgan State Cover -1.5 vs Niagara -108

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Morgan State vs. Niagara betting lines

  • Morgan State moneyline odds to win: -120
  • Niagara moneyline odds to win: -101
  • Spread: Morgan State (-1.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Morgan State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Morgan State sports a better record against the spread (3-1-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (1-3-0).
  • When playing at home, the Bears eclipse the total 25% of the time (one of four games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, exceeding the total in 50% of games (two of four).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Bears were the 38th-ranked squad in the country (80.0 points per game) last year. On defense, they were sixth-worst (80.8 points conceded per game).
  • Last year, Morgan State was 111th in the country in rebounds (33.1 per game) and 310th in rebounds allowed (33.5).
  • At 12.9 assists per game last season, the Bears were 227th in college basketball.

Morgan State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-4-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-5-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (328th in nation) 50.0 (358th) 28.1 (347th) 31.8 (218th) 12.2 (307th) 12.2 (215th)

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Niagara statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Niagara was 4-8-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-9-0 ATS (.438).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Purple Eagles’ games finished above the over/under at home (66.7%, eight of 12) compared to away (50%, eight of 16).
  • The Purple Eagles, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than on the road (2-13) last season.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Purple Eagles averaged 68.5 points per game (313th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 71.4 points per contest (156th-ranked).
  • Niagara struggled to accumulate rebounds last season, ranking 15th-worst in college basketball with 27.9 boards per game. It ranked 104th by allowing 30.1 rebounds per contest.
  • The Purple Eagles dished out 12.5 dimes per game, which ranked them 260th in the country.

Niagara betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-7-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-6-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 1-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.2 (344th in nation) 46.5 (314th) 26.0 (360th) 33.1 (273rd) 11.7 (322nd) 11.2 (142nd)
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