Marist vs Canisius Prediction 1/25/25 College Basketball Picks

The Marist Red Foxes and the Canisius Golden Griffins meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Mahoney Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marist vs. Canisius prediction.

Marist Recap

The Marist Red Foxes come into this game looking to build on their  67-65 win over Niagara last time out to improve to 14-3 on the year. After this game, Marist will head home for a game against Siena.

Red Foxes Trying To Heat Up Again

Josh Pascarelli leads the Red Foxes in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 3.9 RPG and 2.2 APG while Elijah Lewis has 12.4 PPG with 4.5 RPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Marist so far this season. Jackson Price has 9.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Jadin Collins-Roberts also has 8.4 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Red Foxes in assists and Jaden Daughtry has 6 RPG to lead the Red Foxes in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Marist is averaging 68.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three, and 68.7% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Marist Red Foxes will win

• Canisius has lost each of its last nine games following a home loss.
• Marist has won each of its last six day games.

Canisius Recap

The Canisius Golden Griffins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 94-83 loss to Sacred Heart last time out to fall to 2-17 on the year. After this game, Canisius will head home for a matchup against Niagara.

Golden Griffins Looking For Some Sustained Success

Paul McMillan IV leads the Griffins in scoring with 20.2 PPG along with 3.4 RPG and 3.2 APG while Tana Kopa has 13.4 PPG and 3.1 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Canisius so far this season. Jasman Sangha has 9.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Cam Palesse has a team-high 5.1 RPG to lead the Golden Griffins on the glass while Anthony Benard’s logged a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Golden Griffins in assists. As a team, Canisius is averaging 65.3 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three, and 77.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Canisius Golden Griffins will win

• Marist has lost four of its last five day games at Koessler Athletic Center.
• Canisius has won four of its last five day games against Marist at Koessler Athletic Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Marist’s last five games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 132 or fewer points.
• Six of Canisius’ last seven games have produced a total of 143+ points.

Marist vs. Canisius Prediction

I’m on Marist in this one. Canisius is just such a bad team and while getting into conference play has helped them get wins here and there, the fact of the matter is there is just so much that’s going wrong with this team that it’s really hard to feel good about backing them even catching a decent amount of points because it feels like somehow someway that Canisius is going to blow it. Marist is still one of the better teams in the conference this season, and I think they do enough to get the win over Canisius here. I’ll side with Marist in this one.