The Canisius Golden Griffins and Manhattan Jaspers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Draddy Gymnasium. The Canisius Golden Griffins look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Manhattan Jaspers look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Canisius Golden Griffins are averaging 70.8 points on 39.5 percent shooting and allowing 73.4 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Malek Green is averaging 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Armon Harried is averaging 12.7 points and 1.6 assists. Jordan Henderson is the third double-digit scorer and Ahamadou Fofana is dishing 3.7 assists. The Canisius Golden Griffins are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Canisius Golden Griffins are allowing 29 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Manhattan Jaspers are averaging 74.7 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Jose Perez is averaging 15.2 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Ant Nelson is averaging 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. Warren Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Josh Roberts is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Manhattan Jaspers are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The Manhattan Jaspers are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.
The Golden Griffins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Jaspers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games. The under is 7-1 in Golden Griffins last 8 overall. The over is 16-5 in Jaspers last 21 overall. The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Canisius Golden Griffins have struggled whenever playing decent competition, and their offense has been rough in terms of shooting percentage. The Manhattan Jaspers have played their best ball by far at home, where they win by an average of 12.8 points and shoot 48.1 percent from the field. This seems like a spot where you can back Manhattan with confidence.