Niagara takes on Siena on 4-game slide

Niagara Purple Eagles (2-5) at Siena Saints (7-2)

Albany, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Saints -13.5; over/under is 129.5

BOTTOM LINE: Niagara heads into the matchup against Siena after losing four games in a row.

The Saints have gone 2-1 in home games. Siena averages 11.2 turnovers per game and is 6-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Purple Eagles are 1-3 on the road. Niagara ranks seventh in the MAAC with 12.6 assists per game led by Justin Page averaging 2.7.

Siena's average of 3.6 made 3-pointers per game is 4.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Niagara gives up. Niagara's 41.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points lower than Siena has allowed to its opponents (45.6%).

The Saints and Purple Eagles face off Friday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gavin Doty is scoring 15.0 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Saints. Justice Shoats is averaging 12.8 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 51.1%.

Page is averaging 12.3 points for the Purple Eagles. Justin Hawkins is averaging 10.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.