Canisius vs St. Bonaventure 11/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1-0) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (0-1)
November 12, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Canisius Golden Griffins +6.5 / St. Bonaventure Bonnies -6.5; Over/Under: +140.5
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The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and Canisius Golden Griffins meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Koessler Athletic Center. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies look for a 2-0 start. The Canisius Golden Griffins look for their first win.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are averaging 71 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 58 points on 38.5 percent shooting. Kyrell Luc is averaging 23 points and 2 rebounds, while Daryl Banks III is averaging 14 points and 3 assists. Barry Evans is the third double-digit scorer and Anouar Mellouk is grabbing 1 rebound. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are shooting 21.1 percent from beyond the arc and 65 percent from the free throw line. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are allowing 21.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The Canisius Golden Griffins are averaging 81 points on 40.6 percent shooting and allowing 92 points on 56.7 percent shooting. Jamir Moultrie is averaging 19 points and 1 rebound, while Tahj Staveskie is averaging 19 points and 3 rebounds. Tre Dinkins is the third double-digit scorer and Bryce Okpoh is dishing 1 assist. The Canisius Golden Griffins are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 82.4 percent from the free throw line. The Canisius Golden Griffins are allowing 50 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26 rebounds per game.
The Bonnies are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Golden Griffins are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Bonnies last 10 overall. The under is 18-7-1 in Golden Griffins last 26 overall. The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Canisius Golden Griffins didn’t play a lick of defense in their season opener and that doesn’t bode well for them here given the opponent is better. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have a lot of transfers who can fill it up on the offensive end, and they didn’t waste any time getting their feet wet in their opening victory. Canisius may have trouble yet again getting stops. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Bonnies on the road.
