The Canisius Golden Griffins and Fairfield Stags meet Tuesday in the college basketball MAAC Tournament at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. The Canisius Golden Griffins look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Fairfield Stags look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Canisius Golden Griffins are averaging 69.1 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 71.5 points on 46 percent shooting. Armon Harried is averaging 11.3 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Jordan Henderson is averaging 11.1 points and 2.1 assists. Malek Green is the third double-digit scorer and Ahamadou Fofana is dishing 3.2 assists. The Canisius Golden Griffins are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 69.3 percent from the free throw line. The Canisius Golden Griffins are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Fairfield Stags are averaging 67.9 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 66.1 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Taj Benning is averaging 10.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Supreme Cook is averaging 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds. Jake Wojcik is dishing 2.1 assists and Jesus Cruz is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Fairfield Stags are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 69.4 percent from the free throw line. The Fairfield Stags are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game.
The Golden Griffins are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Stags are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Golden Griffins last 5 overall. The under is 4-0 in Stags last 4 overall.
You could make a case for the Canisius Golden Griffins, considering they’re playing the better ball right now. However, the Fairfield Stags have been the better team all year, they won both meetings this season, and you’d think this would be a spot they’d right the ship a bit. Also, Fairfield 11-5 ATS in non-home games this season. We’re not being asked to lay much. Give me the Stags.