Marist vs. Siena betting: College basketball preview for January 31

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The Siena Saints (9-11, 4-5 MAAC) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to end a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Marist Red Foxes (15-3, 8-1 MAAC) on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup’s over/under is 126.5.

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Marist Cover -5.5 vs Siena -110

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Marist vs. Siena betting lines

  • Marist moneyline odds to win: -245
  • Siena moneyline odds to win: +199
  • Spread: Marist (-5.5)
  • Total: 126.5

Marist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Marist has fared worse at home, covering four times in nine home games, and five times in nine road games.
  • The Red Foxes have eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of home games (22.2%) than road games (66.7%).
  • Marist has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 8-1 (.889). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 4-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Red Foxes have been racking up 66.3 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 68.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Marist’s defense has been more stingy lately, as the team has given up 59.5 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 63.6 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
  • The Red Foxes’ past 10 outings have seen them make 6.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 7.2 makes and 33.9%.

Marist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (94th in nation) 40.4 (40th) 32.2 (184th) 28.6 (54th) 14.2 (146th) 10.8 (118th)

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Siena statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Siena has performed better against the spread away (7-2-0) than at home (5-3-0) this season.
  • Saints games have gone above the over/under 87.5% of the time at home (seven of eight), and 44.4% of the time away (four of nine).
  • The Saints, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (2-6) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Saints are posting 73.1 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 2.6 more than their average for the season (70.5).
  • Siena is giving up 74.0 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 2.0 more points than it is allowing for the season (72.0).
  • The Saints are making 8.2 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (8.1). That said, they own a lower shooting percentage from downtown over their past 10 games (33.9%) compared to their season average (34.4%).

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 9-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 7-1-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-9 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (295th in nation) 45.9 (303rd) 29.3 (325th) 30.3 (132nd) 11.9 (309th) 12.4 (275th)
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