Siena vs. Manhattan betting: College basketball preview for January 3

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The Manhattan Jaspers (6-5, 1-1 MAAC) are underdogs (by 4.5 points) to continue a three-game road winning streak when they visit the Siena Saints (6-7, 1-1 MAAC) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

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Siena Cover -4.5 vs Manhattan 105

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Siena vs. Manhattan betting lines

  • Siena moneyline odds to win: -170
  • Manhattan moneyline odds to win: +142
  • Spread: Siena (-4.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Siena statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Siena has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (5-1-0) than it has at home (2-2-0).
  • In home games, the Saints eclipse the over/under 75% of the time (three of four games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (three of six contests).
  • Siena has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 0-1, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Saints were the 0-worst team in the nation (60.4 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 255th (74.4 points allowed per game).
  • Last year, Siena was 172nd in the country in rebounds (32.1 per game) and 147th in rebounds conceded (31.0).
  • At 10.7 assists per game, the Saints were 20th-worst in college basketball last season.

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-6 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.4 (304th in nation) 45.9 (302nd) 28.2 (345th) 29.2 (86th) 11.1 (340th) 12.1 (237th)

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Manhattan statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Manhattan’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (2-2-0). Away, it is .667 (4-2-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Jaspers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (100%, four of four) compared to on the road (83.3%, five of six).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Jaspers have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (3-2).

Last season stats

  • While the Jaspers ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in points per game last year with 66.2 (25th-worst), they ranked 287th in college basketball with 75.8 points given up per contest.
  • Manhattan ranked 310th in the nation with 29.9 rebounds per game, but it gave up 35.4 rebounds per game, which ranked 17th-worst in college basketball.
  • The Jaspers averaged 14.4 assists per game, which ranked them 101st in college basketball.

Manhattan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-1-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (292nd in nation) 45.1 (284th) 33.5 (170th) 32.6 (264th) 14.3 (167th) 11.6 (185th)
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