The Manhattan Jaspers will be at Times Union Center to square off against the Siena Saints in a Metro Atlantic Athletic matchup. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Dec. 4 and will air on ES3.
The Saints are hoping to rebound after their 81-80 loss to Cornell on Tuesday. Marquis Wright was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points. The Jaspers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 87-64 loss against Fordham on Saturday. Tyler Wilson registered 13 points, eight assists, and three steals.
Siena, a seven-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Manhattan. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 148 points. The Saints come into this game 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Jaspers have records of 1-2 ATS and 1-3 SU. Teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Jaspers, who are 19th in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 29 this season. Teams with weak ball handling have not fared well against the Jaspers, who rank 31st in the nation with 8.8 steals per game.
These conference foes will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Jaspers were winners, evening up the two teams’ head-to-head record over their most recent games (5-5). The Jaspers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. Manhattan held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five game, while Siena wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Siena, ATS Winner – Siena, O/U – Over
Notes
Siena is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Manhattan’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Siena.
The Siena Saints average 72.8 possessions and 1.072 points per possession in games this season. The Manhattan Jaspers average fewer possessions with 70.6, as well as fewer points per possession with .932.
The Siena Saints average an effective field goal percentage of 52.5% this season. The Manhattan Jaspers have a losing record of 1-2 when opponents have an eFG% of 52.5% or greater.
Siena, the 83rd-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.6 per game. Manhattan does worse, ranked 294th with 2.2.
Though Manhattan is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 26.2% (ranked eighth), Siena is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 26.2% or greater.
