Niagara vs Canisius Prediction 1/31/25 College Basketball Picks

The Niagara Purple Eagles and the Canisius Golden Griffins meet Friday in college basketball action from the Koessler Athletic Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Niagara vs. Canisius prediction.

Niagara Recap

The Niagara Purple Eagles come into this game looking to bound back from an 86-77 loss to Sacred Heart last time out to fall to 7-13 on the year. After this game, Niagara will head on the road to take on Merrimack.

Purple Eagles Drop 5th In A Row

Olumide Adelodun has a team-high 10.5 PPG and 5.3 RPG to lead the Purple Eagles in scoring and rebounding so far this season while Justice Smith has 10 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 2.3 APG to lead Niagara in assists so far this season. Jaeden Marshall has 10 PPG and 3.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Niagara so far this season. Jahari Williamson also has 9.5 PPG while Jhaylon Martinez has 7.1 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Zion Russell also has 7.7 PPG with 2.4 RPG and 2.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Niagara is averaging 68.1 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 35% from three, and 73.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Niagara Purple Eagles will win

• Canisius has lost each of its last 10 games following a home loss.
• Niagara has won five of its last six night games following a home loss.

Canisius Recap

The Canisius Golden Griffins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 70-47 loss at the hands of Marist last time out to fall to 2-18 on the year. After this game, Canisius will head back on the road to take on Quinnipiac.

Golden Griffins Drop Back-To-Back Games

Paul McMillan IV leads the Griffins in scoring with 19.8 PPG along with 3.4 RPG and 3.1 APG while Tana Kopa has 13.3 PPG and 3.1 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Canisius so far this season. Jasman Sangha has 9.2 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Cam Palesse has a team-high 4.8 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 64.4 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three, and 77.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Canisius Golden Griffins will win

• Niagara has lost seven of its last eight games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• The home team has won seven of the last eight games between Niagara and Canisius.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Niagara’s last 10 night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
• Five of the last six night games between Niagara and Canisius have produced a total of 135 or fewer points.

Niagara vs. Canisius Prediction

I’m on Niagara in this game. I get the case to be made for a home underdog in some spots, but not here. There are very few teams in Division I that are worse than the Canisius Golden Griffins, and while Canisius has picked up wins here and there, the fact is that they still have won just 10% of their games this season. Niagara’s a better team than a lot of these recent results will have led on, and I think that Niagara gets a feel-good win on the road in this one at Canisius’ expense. Give me the Purple Eagles laying the points.