The Marist Red Foxes (5-21) will travel to Koessler Athletic Center to matchup with the Canisius Golden Griffins (11-17) in their home finale. Action gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 20 and can be seen on ES3.
The Golden Griffins are hoping to rebound after their 74-71 loss to Fairfield on Thursday. Phil Valenti put in a solid effort despite the loss for Canisius, recording 10 points and 10 rebounds to earn his third double-double of the season. The Red Foxes are coming off a 76-72 loss at the hands of Niagara on Thursday. Eric Truog accumulated six points, nine rebounds, and three assists.
Brian Parker has been on a tear over the last five games for the Red Foxes, averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 0.6 steals.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Golden Griffins winning the first matchup 92-83. Kassius Robertson was a standout player in the game, producing 27 points, three rebounds, one assist, two steals, and five three-pointers.
The Golden Griffins enter the game with records of 11-17 Straight Up (SU) and 9-15-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Below-average play has been the norm lately for the Golden Griffins. In the last 10 games, Canisius has only averaged 69.1 points per game compared to the 76.6 they’ve averaged on the season. The Golden Griffins are an exceptional three-point shooting team with 8.0 made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, the Red Foxes have 5-21 SU and 11-9-1 ATS records. Most recently, Marist is a meager 3-7 ATS over the last 10 games.
Canisius beat Marist in their most recent meeting this season, bringing its SU record to 7-3 over Marist in their most recent games. Furthermore, Canisius holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. Neither Canisius nor Marist has led in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers) over their most recent five games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Can, ATS Winner – Can
Notes
“Canisius is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games “.
“Canisius is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Canisius’s last 5 games “.
“Canisius is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home”.
“Canisius is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Canisius’s last 5 games at home”.
“Canisius is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Marist”.
“Canisius is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Marist”.
“Canisius is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against Marist”.
The Canisius Golden Griffins and Marist Red Foxes both hold losing records against teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Canisius sits at 6-11 in these matchups and Marist has a 2-15 record.
Canisius scores 80.4 points per home game (ranked 73rd). Marist ranks a poor 229th in points allowed on the road, allowing 80.6 points.
The Canisius Golden Griffins average 70.6 possessions and 1.085 points per possession in games this season. The Marist Red Foxes average fewer possessions with 70.3, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.014.
Canisius has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.8%. Marist is a subpar 3-17 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Canisius Golden Griffins attempt 25.0 three point field goals per game and the Marist Red Foxes attempt 24.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Canisius is 10-16 and Marist is 3-18.
Canisius ranks 85th in offensive rebounding. Marist ranks 285th in defensive rebounding.
Canisius has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.4% this season. Marist has a poor 2-5 record when its TO% is 20.4% or higher.
