Canisius vs Merrimack Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

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

Canisius Recap

The Canisius Golden Griffins come into this game looking to bounce back from an 89-71 loss at the hands of Quinnipiac last time out. After this game, Canisius will head on the road again for a game against Niagara.

Canisius Loses 4th Straight

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

• The road team has won four of Canisius’ last five games.

Merrimack Recap

The Merrimack Warriors come into this game looking to add to their 64-59 win over Niagara last time out to sit at 13-10 on the year. After this game, Merrimack will head on the road for a game against Manhattan.

Warriors Win Back-To-Back Games

Adam Clark leads Merrimack in scoring and assists with 19.2 PPG and 6 APG along with 2.3 SPG and 4.2 RPG while Matt Becht has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Merrimack so far this season. Devon Savage has 9.6 PPG with 3.1 RPG while Sean Trumper has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Warriors on the glass. Bryan Etumnu also has 7.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Merrimack is averaging 64.3 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 34% from three, and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Merrimack Warriors will win

• Merrimack has won each of its last 11 Saturday home games.
• Canisius has lost 11 of its last 12 day games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Merrimack’s last six games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 130 or fewer points.
• Each of Canisius’ last five road day games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has produced a total of 137+ points.

Canisius vs. Merrimack prediction

I’m with the under in this game. This is a big number for Merrimack to try to cover, but even then, I still can’t trust Canisius in this spot catching even this many points because we’ve seen the Golden Griffins blown out many times already this season. I do trust Merrimack’s defense to shut down Canisius though, and I don’t think the Warriors score a whole lot themselves. If Merrimack covers, I could still see a 71-54 kind of game that sneaks under the total. I think low-scoring ugly basketball is the name of this game on Saturday so give me the under.