Canisius vs Maryland Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/19/24

The Canisius Golden Griffins and the Maryland Terrapins meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the XFINITY Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Canisius vs. Maryland prediction.

Canisius Recap

The Canisius Golden Griffins come into this one looking to bounce back after falling to 0-5 on the year with a 92-69 loss to Western Michigan last time out. After this game, Canisius will head home for a matchup against Brown.

Golden Griffins Looking For First Win

Paul McMillan IV leads the Griffins in scoring with 22 PPG along with 4 RPG and 2.6 APG while Tana Kopa has 14.6 PPG and 3.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Canisius so far this season. Cam Palesse has a team-high 5 RPG to lead the Golden Griffins on the glass while Anthony Benard’s logged a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Golden Griffins in assists. As a team, Canisius is averaging 64.2 PPG on 41% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 81.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Canisius Golden Griffins will win

• Maryland has lost each of its last four games following a home loss.

Maryland Recap

The Maryland Terrapins come into this one looking to bounce back from a 78-74 loss to Marquette last time out. After this game, Maryland will get ready to take on Villanova.

Terrapins Trying To Rebound From First Loss

Derik Queen and Ja’Kobi Gillespie share Maryland’s team lead in scoring with 16.3 PPG apiece, with Queen logging 7.5 RPG while Gillespie has 3.5 RPG. Rodney Rice has 14 PPG and Julian Reese has added 10.3 PPG with 8.5 RPG to lead the Terps on the glass and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Maryland so far this season. As a team, Maryland is averaging 80.8 PG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three, and 68.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Maryland Terrapins will win

• Maryland has won each of its last 14 games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• Canisius has lost each of its last 12 road night games against non-conference opponents.

Canisius vs. Maryland Prediction

I’m with Maryland here. I just don’t think I can get there with a winless Canisius team, even if Maryland does have a look-ahead factor with Villanova on deck. The Terps are the far better team and Canisius has shown me nothing to suggest they’ll be able to compete here. Give me Maryland.