Saint Peter’s vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for January 12

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MAAC opponents square off when the Saint Peter’s Peacocks (5-7, 0-4 MAAC) visit the Canisius Golden Griffins (1-14, 1-3 MAAC) at Koessler Athletic Center, starting at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 12, 2025. The Golden Griffins are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 132.5.

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Saint Peter’s vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Saint Peter’s moneyline odds to win: -250
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +203
  • Spread: Saint Peter’s (-5.5)
  • Total: 132.5

Saint Peter’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Saint Peter’s has a worse record against the spread (1-2-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-3-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Peacocks hit the over less often at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total one time in three opportunities this season (33.3%). In road games, they have hit the over five times in eight opportunities (62.5%).
  • Saint Peter’s has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 1-2, compared to going 2-0 in road games.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Peacocks were 12th-worst in the nation offensively (64.8 points scored per game) but 13th-best on defense (64.0 points conceded).
  • Last season, Saint Peter’s was 194th in college basketball in rebounds (31.8 per game) and 70th in rebounds allowed (29.8).
  • With 10.6 assists per game, the Peacocks were 17th-worst in college basketball last season.

Saint Peter’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.8 (316th in nation) 41.1 (73rd) 33.4 (138th) 29.9 (119th) 11.8 (317th) 12.3 (264th)

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Canisius statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Canisius’ winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (3-3-0). Away, it is .375 (3-5-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Golden Griffins’ games have finished above the over/under at home (66.7%, four of six) than away (62.5%, five of eight).
  • This year the Golden Griffins are 1-4 at home as moneyline underdogs (.200 winning percentage). Away they are 0-7 (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Griffins are posting 64.7 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (64.5).
  • Canisius is ceding 80.3 points per contest over its last 10 games, which is 0.6 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (80.9).
  • The Golden Griffins are draining 0.5 fewer threes per game over their last 10 games (7.8) compared to their season average (8.3), and they are producing the same three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests compared to their season mark (35.5%).

Canisius betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 6-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (288th in nation) 49.8 (360th) 23.7 (364th) 34.7 (330th) 11.9 (309th) 10.5 (84th)
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