Sacred Heart vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for January 5

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The Canisius Golden Griffins (0-13, 0-2 MAAC) will look to break a 13-game losing streak when they visit the Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-8, 1-1 MAAC) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at William H. Pitt Center as heavy, 10.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 145.5.

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Sacred Heart vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Sacred Heart moneyline odds to win: -617
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +438
  • Spread: Sacred Heart (-10.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Sacred Heart statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Sacred Heart has performed better when playing at home, covering two times in four home games, and two times in seven road games.
  • When playing at home, the Pioneers go over the over/under 25% of the time (one of four games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, topping the total in 71.4% of games (five of seven).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Pioneers were the 155th-ranked squad in the nation (74.1 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 193rd (72.3 points conceded per game).
  • Sacred Heart collected 30.1 rebounds per game and gave up 33.3 boards last season, ranking 300th and 280th, respectively, in the country.
  • At 13.8 assists per game last season, the Pioneers were 124th in college basketball.

Sacred Heart betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (223rd in nation) 44.4 (249th) 31.9 (242nd) 31.5 (212th) 14.3 (159th) 12.0 (233rd)

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Canisius statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Canisius is 2-3-0 at home against the spread (.400 winning percentage). Away, it is 3-4-0 ATS (.429).
  • Golden Griffins games have finished above the over/under more often at home (three times out of five) than away (four of seven) this year.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Golden Griffins have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-4) and away (0-6).

Last season stats

  • The Golden Griffins ranked 271st in the nation last year with 70.4 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 185th with 72.1 points allowed per contest.
  • Canisius pulled down 34.3 boards per game (67th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 31.0 rebounds per contest (147th-ranked).
  • Last year the Golden Griffins ranked 231st in college basketball in assists, putting up 12.5 per game.

Canisius betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (334th in nation) 49.9 (362nd) 23.7 (364th) 34.8 (326th) 11.0 (342nd) 10.9 (122nd)
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