Ty Francis led Le Moyne with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Ben Pearce had 16 points for Manhattan. Damien King led all players with 10 rebounds for Le Moyne.
Le Moyne had 12 3-pointers to Manhattan's 3. Le Moyne covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 6.2 points.
Manhattan University was founded in 1853 as the Academy of the Holy Infancy by five French De La Salle Christian Brothers.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Manhattan vs. Le Moyne prediction: model has Le Moyne by 8
Manhattan (1-2) visits Le Moyne at Ted Grant Court in Syracuse Saturday at 6 PM ET on NEC Front Row.
Our model makes Le Moyne a 7.9-point favorite, projecting a 78-70 final, and gives Le Moyne a 74% chance to win. The betting market has Le Moyne favored by 2 with a total of 148. The model leans Le Moyne -2.0 and Over 148.
Players to watch: Josiah Sabino of Manhattan, 7.4 points a game; Ben Tweedy of Manhattan, 6.3 points a game; Ognjen Stankovic of Manhattan, 5.4 points a game.
Manhattan traveled about 570 miles to Syracuse.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
MAN 70, LEM 78model score
-7.8model spread (home)
148.1model total
6.2points off the final margin
FavoriteLEM -2.55.3WonOver 147.50.6Lost
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-2.0
149.0
our snapshots
Latest
-15.5
137.5
-100000
9900
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
-2.5
147.5
-135
114
Draft Kings via ESPN
Margin +14 (home)ATS LEM coveredTotal 138 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
MAN
5
570
1
same
LEM
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
