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A MAAC battle is on tap Friday afternoon between the Niagara Purple Eagles and the Fairfield Stags at 4 p.m. ET at Gallagher Center. Niagara is 0-3 overall and is playing their first game at home this season, while Fairfield is 1-5 overall and 0-3 on the road. The Stags are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 Friday games. The Purple Eagles are 6-0 against the spread in their last six home games.

The Purple Eagles are favored by four points in the latest Niagara vs. Fairfield odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 127.5. Before you make any Fairfield vs. Niagara picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. It's also off to a fast start in the 2020-21 season, going 8-4 on all its top-rated picks and returning well over $300. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Niagara vs. Fairfield. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Fairfield vs. Niagara:

  • Niagara vs. Fairfield spread: Niagara -4
  • Niagara vs. Fairfield over-under: 127.5 points
  • Niagara vs. Fairfield money line: Niagara -190, Fairfield +160

What you need to know about Niagara

The Purple Eagles came up just short to St. Peter's on Saturday, losing 53-49. Marcus Hammond leads Niagara with 10 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, Kobi Nwandu dishes 3.0 assists per outing.

Niagara is 20th worst in college basketball in points per game, scoring only 49.3 points on average. 

What you need to know about Fairfield

The Stags didn't have too much trouble with the Iona Gaels on Saturday, winning 67-52. Taj Benning leads Fairfield with 11.8 points per game, Tshiefu Ngalakulondi pulls down 6.3 rebounds per game and Caleb Green dishes 3.2 assists per game.

Fairfield scores the 31st fewest points per game in college basketball, averaging just 58.2 points per outing.

How to make Fairfield vs. Niagara picks

The model has simulated Niagara vs. Fairfield 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Fairfield vs. Niagara? And which side of the spread cashes in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Niagara vs. Fairfield spread you need to jump on Friday, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks, and find out.