Canisius Golden Griffins vs Manhattan Jaspers Betting Picks & Predictions
Canisius is on the road playing Manhattan at the Draddy Gymnasium stadium on Friday, 1/6/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Canisius -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is
Game outlook
Canisius is on the road playing Manhattan at the Draddy Gymnasium stadium on Friday, 1/6/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Canisius -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Canisius -2.
The Canisius Golden Griffins (2-11, 0-4 MAAC) and the Manhattan Jaspers (4-9, 2-2 MAAC) square off on Friday. The Golden Griffins have won just two of their first 13 games and were defeated by Mount Saint Mary's 64-60 on Monday for their ninth straight loss. After losing 84-65 to Quinnipiac on Sunday, Manhattan has lost two straight. Manhattan does not have any players listed on its injury report, while Canisius will play without Frank Mitchell.
The defense of Canisius needs to be improved
Canisius has won just two of 13 games this season due to its defense. Averaging 76.2 points per game, the Golden Griffins allow opponents to shoot 48.2% overall and 39.7% from three-point range. Canisius averages 36.1 rebounds per game, while allowing 33.2. Xzavier Long averages 5.9 rebounds per game for Canisius. With an average of 0.7 blocked shots per game, Long is also the leader in swats. With an average of 1.0 steals per game, Jordan Henderson leads the league.
Canisius averages 71.2 points per game and shoots 40.2% overall and 35.0% from three-point range. Henderson leads Canisius in scoring with 13.5 points per game. There is only a 38.7% overall shooting percentage and a 35.8% shooting percentage from behind the arc for the guard. In second place, Tahj Staveskie scores 12.2 points per game and makes just 35.8% from the field and 31.0% from long range. Staveskie averages 3.0 assists per game. The Canisius team averages 13.0 turnovers per game.