The Canisius Golden Griffins will travel to Edward Leede Arena to take on the Dartmouth Big Green. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
The Big Green are hoping to rebound after their 77-70 loss to Harvard on Saturday. Miles Wright was the team’s leading scorer, finishing with 23 points. The Golden Griffins, meanwhile, are coming off a 70-53 loss against Saint Peter’s on Saturday. Jamal Reynolds played well for Canisius, recording 10 points, nine rebounds, and one steal.
It will be a tale of two tempos, as the up-tempo Golden Griffins (ranked 33rd in the nation in possessions per game) take on the slow-paced Big Green (267th).
Canisius is a small one-point favorite over Dartmouth. The matchup currently has a 151-point Over/Under (O/U). The Big Green are looking to improve on their records of 4-9 Straight Up (SU) and 1-4 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, Canisius has a SU record of 7-9 and an ATS record of 5-7-1. The Golden Griffins rank 23rd in the country in scoring, averaging 82.9 points per game. The Golden Griffins convert their free throws at a high percentage, ranking 39th in the nation at .737. Canisius is one of the better offensive rebounding teams in Division I. The Golden Griffins average 13.5 offensive rebounds per game, making them the 34th-best team in the country for that category. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Golden Griffins. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.32.
Dartmouth and Canisius will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Golden Griffins were winners, bumping their SU record to 1-0. Additionally, Canisius holds the advantage ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – Can, ATS Winner – Can, O/U – Over
Notes
Dartmouth is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Dartmouth is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Canisius is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 82.9 points per game (ranked 23rd). Dartmouth, on the other hand, allows 70.3 points per game (ranked 160th).
Ranked 62nd, the Canisius Golden Griffins have an offensive rating of 112.1. The Dartmouth Big Green rank 241st with a defensive rating of just 105.1.
Dartmouth has an average field goal percentage of 41.8%. Canisius is a losing 5-9 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Dartmouth Big Green rank higher based on their field goal percentage (282nd) than their effective field goal percentage (294th). The Canisius Golden Griffins rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (213th) than their field goal percentage (283rd).
Canisius ranks 72nd in assists, recording 15.4 per game. Dartmouth performs worse at 171st with 13.6 assists per game.
The Canisius Golden Griffins rank 34th in offensive rebounds. The Dartmouth Big Green rank 323rd in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Dartmouth has forced an average turnover percentage of 21.9% this season. Canisius is an even 1-1 when its TO% is 21.9% or higher.
