Niagara Purple Eagles vs Morgan State Bears Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs Morgan State Bears

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Hill Field House in Baltimore, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Morgan State Bears (1-8) will play the Niagara Purple Eagles (2-7) at Hill Field House on Saturday.

The Niagara Purple Eagles took the court against St. Peter's and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-43 in their last game. Niagara ended the game having earned a 31.1% FG percentage (14 out of 45) and made 3 of their 16 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Purple Eagles buried 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defending, Niagara allowed 47.3% from the floor on 26 out of 55 shooting. St. Peter's recorded 13 dimes and had 13 steals in this game. In addition, St. Peter's snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Peter's finished the game shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 14 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Purple Eagles ended up walking away with 11 and St. Peter's accounted for 17 fouls.

Justin Hawkins is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 23 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 10 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Niagara steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 2-7 for the season. They have an average of 60.1 points per game (361st in Division 1) while hitting 40.2% from the field. The Purple Eagles are shooting 29.3% on 3-point shots (56 of 191) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Niagara is pulling down 28.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 105 assists so far this season, which ranks 341st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Purple Eagles have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They relinquish 38.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 235th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.2). The Purple Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (228 of 490) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 198th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 129 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Morgan State Bears took a loss by a score of 92-49 when they faced DePaul. The Bears were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. DePaul committed 21 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Morgan State knocked down 3 out of 16 tries (18.8%). Overall, the Bears finished shooting 11 for 55 from the floor which had them at 20.0%. The Bears permitted DePaul to make 26 out of their 47 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.3% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 22 and finished the game at 29 out of 37 at the free throw line (78.4%). In relation to rebounding, Morgan State allowed DePaul to collect 28 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Rob Lawson ended up being important for the Bears in this game. He earned 13 points in his 31 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for this contest. He converted 5 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 31.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Morgan State has a record of 1-8 on the season. The Bears commit 21.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per contest (307th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Morgan State has 646 pts on the season (71.8 per game) and they grab 33.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bears are shooting 41.0% from the field, which is 330th in the country.

The Morgan State defense allows 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (71 of 196) and opponents are making 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 17.3 dimes and 35.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 348th and 229th in college hoops. The Bears are ranked 339th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 82.8. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (357th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Morgan State

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