Canisius vs Siena Prediction 2/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The Canisius Golden Griffins and the Siena Saints meet Sunday in college basketball action from Times Union Center. Here’s a Canisius vs Siena prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Canisius vs Siena pick. We will examine: 

The Canisius Golden Griffins’ recent form and player performance

The Siena Saints’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Canisius Golden Griffins

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Siena Saints

Recent betting trends in games played between Canisius and Siena

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Canisius vs Siena game

Canisius Golden Griffins Betting Preview

It’s been a pretty miserable year for the Griffins so far. Canisius took losses to Arizona, St. Bonaventure, Mercyhurst, SIU Edwardsville, Western Michigan, Maryland, Brown, Robert Morris, Merrimack, Siena, Maine, Loyola, Bradley, and Sacred Heart before finally getting wins over Rider and Fairfield in the next four games. More losses ensued however, as Siena fell versus Sacred Heart, Marist, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Merrimack, Niagara, and Mount St Mary’s over the next seven. That gave the Griffins a rough 2-23 run through 25 games. 

In their Friday matchup versus Marist, the Golden Griffins faced a 10-point deficit 48-38 by the break. Canisius got slightly better in the second half with a 43-41 run but still took the loss 89-81 in the end. Leading team scorer Paul McMillan posted 26 points with three rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 34 minutes of work, while Dylan Godfrey put up 22 points with one rebound and one steal in 29 minutes. Tana Kopa added 13 points with two assists, one rebound and one steal in 40 minutes on the floor. Tops in scoring off the bench was Cam Palesse with seven points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in 34 minutes. 

Siena Saints Betting Preview

Over on the Saints’ side, they’ve had a choppy year and haven’t been able to get back above .500 for quite some time. Siena went 7-9 over their first 16 outings, taking losses to Albany, Xavier, Miami OH, Jacksonville, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Holy Cross, Iona, and Quinnipiac during that stretch. A 5-5 run came next with wins over Sacred Heart, Mount St. Mary’s, Quinnipiac, St Peter’s, and Sacred Heart again, mixed with losses to Merrimack, Iona, Marist, Rider, and Marist again. That would give the Saints a 12-14 overall run through 26 games. 

Matched up against Niagara on Friday, the Saints were up by a huge margin 53-28 by halftime. Siena kept the pressure on in the second and cruised to a 94-60 victory in the end. Leading team scorer Justice Shoats put up 31 points with seven assists and two steals. Gavin Doty managed to double up with 12 points, 10 boards, two assists, and two steals. Tajae Jones added 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench as well. 

Why the Siena Saints will win

• Canisius has lost each of its last eight games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• Siena has won five of its last six home games.
• The home team has won the first half in eight of the last 10 games between Canisius and Siena.

Why the Canisius Golden Griffins will win

• Siena has lost six of its last seven day games following a home win.
• Canisius has won three of its last four day games against Siena.
• Canisius has won the first half in three of its last four day games against Siena.

Canisius vs Siena Prediction 

I’m going to stick with Siena here, but there’s not a lot to get excited about. The Saints are coming off a great performance in their home win versus Niagara, though. Siena posted 56.4 percent shooting in that one alongside a 33-25 rebounding edge and just eight turnovers. That gives the Saints consecutive wins with 174 combined points in that pair, which follows a pair of losses with only 123 combined points scored. If Siena can keep that run going on Sunday, they’ll be in great shape for a potential cover. These teams last met up way back on December 8 in a 66-53 road win for Siena. In that one, the Saints shot 46.3 percent from the field with a 35-22 rebounding advantage but did miss half of their 12 free throws. Canisius shot 40.5 percent on the other side, and both teams had 11 turnovers. This rematch will probably look similar, and I like the Saints to power out another one at home.