Mount St. Mary’s vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 22

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (13-15, 9-8 MAAC) are favored (-7.5) to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Canisius Golden Griffins (9-19, 4-13 MAAC) at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Knott Arena. The contest airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 136.5 points.

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Mount St. Mary’s vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: -360
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +278
  • Spread: Mount St. Mary’s (-7.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Mount St. Mary’s owns a worse record against the spread (6-5-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (10-6-0).
  • The Mountaineers have gone over the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in four of 11 home matchups (36.4%). In road games, they have hit the over in seven of 16 games (43.8%).
  • Mount St. Mary’s has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 5-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Mountaineers’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, putting up 70.3 points per contest compared to the 68.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Mount St. Mary’s defense has been more stingy lately, as the team has given up 67.6 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 71.8 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Mountaineers are making 0.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.5 compared to 7.8 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.1% compared to 32.9% season-long).

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 10-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 9-1-0; As Underdog: 7-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-16-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-14 (Home: 2-4; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (255th in nation) 40.4 (25th) 33.8 (90th) 29.8 (106th) 13.6 (202nd) 15.0 (364th)

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Canisius statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Canisius has been better against the spread away (7-8-0) than at home (5-7-0) this season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Golden Griffins games have gone over six of 12 times at home (50%), and three of 15 away (20%).
  • The Golden Griffins, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-6) than away (3-12) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Golden Griffins are compiling 65.4 points per game in their last 10 games, compared to their season average of 63.4.
  • While Canisius is giving up 71.0 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its previous 10 games, allowing 71.8 points per contest.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Golden Griffins are making 8.6 three-pointers per contest, 1.3 more than their season average (7.3). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.6%) compared to their season average (33.5%).

Canisius betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 6-9-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 11-13-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-18-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 3-12-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-18 (Home: 3-6; Away: 3-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.1 (358th in nation) 45.0 (235th) 30.1 (279th) 30.8 (169th) 12.1 (306th) 11.9 (264th)
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