Canisius Golden Griffins

Golden Griffins games went under the total 21 times in 30 in 2025-26, and seven Division I teams went under more often. Canisius scored 62.94 points a game, and three teams scored fewer.

Under, mostly

Of 30 Canisius games with a total, 21 went under and 9 over, 70%. Two other teams matched the rate. Of the two scoring figures, the Griffins’ own was the outlier: they allowed 70.45 a game, and 85 Division I teams allowed fewer. Five road games in which Canisius scored 50 or fewer all went under: 48 at Dayton, 50 at High Point, 45 at Rhode Island, 48 at Iona, 47 at Mount St. Mary’s.

Home underdog wins

Canisius was an underdog 27 times; only 15 Division I teams were underdogs more often. At home the price paid: 13 priced home games returned 3.3 units, and 39 Division I teams did better at home. The upsets were 85-81 over Fairfield at +225, 82-78 over Sacred Heart at +195 and 67-62 over Merrimack at +370 on 27 February.

Away from home it was 3-13 and the road moneylines lost 6.9. The one large road win was 70-43 at Maine at +240.

The spread

Fifteen covers, 15 misses: dead level, and level at home (7-7) and away (8-8) too. As favorites, three times, Canisius covered once; the one defeat among them was a 59-54 home loss to Niagara at -142.

Opponents

Niagara and Siena won both meetings, with no Canisius covers. Quinnipiac also won both, but Canisius covered both, getting 15.5 and 7.5. Over a 10-21 season, the 29 priced games backed for a unit each came to 3.6 down. January was the only month in profit, 0.9 units, after a 3-1 start that included 70-64 at Manhattan at +270.

Questions and answers