Canisius Golden Griffins (14-17) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (23-8)
March 13, 2024 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Quinnipiac Bobcats -5.5; Over/Under: +144.5
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The Canisius Golden Griffins and the Quinnipiac Bobcats meet Wednesday in the college basketball MAAC Tournament Quarterfinals at the Boardwalk Hall. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Canisius vs. Quinnipiac prediction.
Canisius Team Preview
The Canisius Golden Griffins punched their ticket to the quarters thanks to a 77-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the first round. Tre Dinkins leads the Golden Griffins in scoring and assists with 15.1 PPG and 3.6 APG while Siem Uijtendaal has 13.3 PPG with 3.4 RPG. Frank Mitchell has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 11.7 RPG to lead the Golden Griffins in rebounding this season while also capping off the scoring in double figures for Canisius up to this point in the year. As a team, Canisius is averaging 70.8 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 62.9% from the foul line this season.
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Quinnipiac Team Preview
The Quinnipiac Bobcats come into the conference tournament as the top seed, finishing the year at 15-5 in conference play as part of their 23-8 overall record this season. Matt Balanc leads the Bobcats in scoring with 18.5 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while Amarri Tice has 13.3 PPG with 6.9 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass so far this season. Paul Otieno has 10.6 PPG with 6.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Quinnipiac up to this point in the year. Savion Lewis also has 8 PPG with a team-high 7.2 APG to lead the Bobcats in the assist department this season. As a team, Quinnipiac is averaging 78.4 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 78.6% from the foul line this season.
Canisius vs. Quinnipiac Prediction
I’m on Quinnipiac here. Canisius looked good against Mount St. Mary’s, but there’s only so many teams that you can get away with that against. Quinnipiac’s been the team to beat in the MAAC this season and I think the Bobcats progress in this one past a Canisius team on some tired legs. Give me the Bobcats.
