Sacred Heart vs. Niagara prediction: Sacred Heart favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Niagara will take on Sacred Heart in men's college basketball action at Gallagher Center on Friday, beginning at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Sacred Heart as the most likely winner of the Sacred Heart vs. Niagara game.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Sacred Heart vs. Niagara prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Sacred Heart and Niagara 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Sacred Heart a 63% chance of beating Niagara. Our predicted final score has Sacred Heart winning 72-69.

According to our model, Niagara (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Sacred Heart vs. Niagara odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Sacred Heart vs. Niagara picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: