Canisius vs Bradley Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/21/24

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

Canisius Recap

The Canisius Golden Griffins come into this game looking to get on the board after a 72-60 loss to Loyola-Chicago dropped them to 0-12 on the year. After this game, Canisius will kick off conference play with a game against Sacred Heart on the road in the new year.

Golden Griffins Still Looking For First Win

Paul McMillan IV leads the Griffins in scoring with 18.9 PPG along with 3.3 RPG and 2.7 APG while Tana Kopa has 12.5 PPG and 2.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Canisius so far this season. Cam Palesse has a team-high 5.2 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 61.8 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 80.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Canisius Golden Griffins will win

• Bradley has lost six of its last eight day games.
• The road team has won three of Canisius’ last four games.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves will be out to build on their 66-64 win over San Francisco last time out. After this game, Bradley will take on Valparaiso to kick off conference play.

Braves Looking To Build Momentum

Duke Deen leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 15.1 PPG and 4.5 APG along with 3.4 RPG while Zek Montgomery has 13.5 PPG. Darius Hannah has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding while Almar Atlason has 10.1 PPG and Christian Davis has 10 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.5 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley up to this point in the year. As a team, Bradley is averaging 81.1 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 45.7% from three and 72.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Canisius has lost each of its last 13 games.
• Bradley has won each of its last nine games at Carver Arena.

Canisius vs. Bradley Prediction

I’m on the Braves here. It’s a huge number, but Canisius has done nothing to warrant the thought of anything but a convincing victory for the other side, especially when it’s one of the better and more consistent mid-major programs in the country like Bradley. The Braves are the better team by a fair margin here and being at home, I think they win this one comfortably in a beatdown. Give me the Braves here.