Niagara Purple Eagles at West Virginia Mountaineers

Morgantown, West Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Mountaineers -28.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia hosts Niagara for the season opener.

West Virginia finished 21-14 overall a season ago while going 15-3 at home. The Mountaineers averaged 70.6 points per game last season, 30.5 in the paint, 13.3 off of turnovers and 7.4 on fast breaks.

Niagara finished 8-22 overall with a 2-14 record on the road a season ago. The Purple Eagles averaged 10.7 points off of turnovers, 7.4 second-chance points and 1.3 bench points last season.