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Xavier opens season vs. Niagara: Time, preview, how to watch

Date: Tuesday, November 9

Time: 7:30 p.m.

TV: FS1 Whip-around/Fox Sports App

Spread: Xavier -16.5

Total: 139.5

Moneyline: Xavier +1375 | Niagara +800

“Everybody’s got an excuse, but listen, we didn’t finish the way we wanted to finish.”

Xavier Head Coach Travis Steele was not pleased with the way his team ended last season.

“I want those guys to remember that.”

Entering March, the Musketeers were eight games above .500. As long as they finished in the top half of the Big East, Xavier was poised to make the NCAA tournament for the first time with their new head coach.