Niagara Purple Eagles vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 12/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Yanitelli Center is where the St. Peter's Peacocks (2-4) will attempt to beat the Niagara Purple Eagles (2-5) on Sunday.

The Niagara Purple Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Detroit and took a loss by a score of 70-66 in their last game. Niagara walked away from the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and converted 7 of 28 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Purple Eagles converted 9 of their 14 shots for a rate of 64.3%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 18 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 2 steals. In terms of defending, Niagara allowed the other team to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. Detroit totaled 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. Furthermore, Detroit collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Detroit finished 76.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 30 attempts. They made 3 of their 17 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Purple Eagles ended up finishing with 21 while Detroit recorded 19 fouls.

Justin Page is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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Niagara will enter this contest with a mark of 2-5 so far this season. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Niagara is pulling down 28.6 boards per game and has accounted for 88 dimes this season, which has them ranked 338th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Purple Eagles are shooting 32.0% on 3-pointers (49 of 153) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 63.4 points per contest (355th in Division 1) while hitting 41.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Purple Eagles are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They rank 135th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 99 surrendered this season. The Purple Eagles are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5% (171 of 376) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 210th in college in opponents points per game (74.7).

The last time they took the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks took a loss by a final score of 87-61 when they played Dartmouth. The Peacocks were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. Dartmouth committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Peacocks to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 88.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, St. Peter's converted 4 of their 24 tries (16.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Peacocks finished the game shooting 21 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8%. The Peacocks allowed Dartmouth to knock down 26 out of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% for the game. They finished 45.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 24 and finished the game at 24 of 28 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In relation to rebounding, St. Peter's permitted Dartmouth to pull down 37 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Brent Bland ended up being important for the Peacocks in this game. He buried 5 of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

St. Peter's has a mark of 2-4 for the campaign. The Peacocks are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per game (330th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. St. Peter's has accounted for 403 points on the campaign (67.2 per game) and they average 31.8 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Peacocks are hitting on 36.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 360th in the nation.

The St. Peter's defense concedes 40.8% on 3-point shots (51 of 125) and their opposition makes 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 16.2 dimes and 38.0 rebounds per game, which is 323rd and 307th in D-1. The Peacocks on the defensive side of the court are 282nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 78.7. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the floor (354th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Niagara

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