Maine vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Maine Black Bears (1-11) are 5.5-point favorites as they try to break a three-game home losing streak when they host the Canisius Golden Griffins (4-6) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium. The contest airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is 126.5 in the matchup.

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Maine vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Maine moneyline odds to win: -256
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +207
  • Spread: Maine (-5.5)
  • Total: 126.5

Maine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games last season, Maine sported a better record against the spread (6-5-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (8-11-0).
  • The Black Bears exceeded the over/under in six of 11 home games (54.5%) last year, compared to 10 of 19 road games (52.6%).
  • In home games last year, Maine won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 8-2 (.800). On the road, it was 2-4 (.333) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • The Black Bears scored 70.9 points per game and allowed 66.1 last year, making them 260th in the country on offense and 32nd on defense.
  • Maine was the 11th-worst squad in the nation in rebounds per game (27.6) and 294th in rebounds conceded (33.1) last season.
  • With 14.8 assists per game last year, the Black Bears were 91st in the country.

Maine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (256th in nation) 44.3 (227th) 25.3 (361st) 33.7 (295th) 10.3 (355th) 14.4 (337th)

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Canisius statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Canisius is 2-2-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). On the road, it is 1-4-0 ATS (.200).
  • Golden Griffins games have gone above the over/under 25% of the time at home (one of four), and 20% of the time on the road (one of five).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Golden Griffins have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (0-5).

Last season stats

  • The Golden Griffins played poorly at both ends of the court last year, ranking fifth-worst in the nation in points per game (64.8) and 25th-worst in points allowed per game (78.6).
  • Canisius struggled to pile up rebounds last season, ranking -5-worst in college basketball with 22.8 boards per game. It ranked 324th by allowing 33.9 rebounds per contest.
  • Last year the Golden Griffins ranked 330th in college basketball in assists, putting up 11.3 per game.

Canisius betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.4 (340th in nation) 44.2 (223rd) 29.7 (308th) 30.1 (136th) 10.6 (351st) 12.6 (254th)
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