Rider vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for January 10

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The Rider Broncs (4-10, 0-3 MAAC) will try to stop an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-14, 0-3 MAAC) at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, January 10, 2025 as 2.5-point favorites. The Golden Griffins have lost 14 games in a row. The matchup has an over/under set at 138.5 points.

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Rider Cover -2.5 vs Canisius -113

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Rider vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Rider moneyline odds to win: -157
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +131
  • Spread: Rider (-2.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Rider statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Rider has performed worse at home, covering zero times in four home games, and four times in 10 road games.
  • When it comes to point totals, the Broncs hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve gone over the total one time in four opportunities this season (25%). On the road, they have hit the over four times in 10 opportunities (40%).
  • Rider has played worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 0-3, compared to going 1-0 in away games.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Broncs were 218th in college basketball on offense (72.2 points scored per game) and 185th on defense (72.1 points allowed).
  • On the glass, Rider was 61st in the country in rebounds (34.6 per game) last season. It was 222nd in rebounds allowed (32.3 per game).
  • With 13.4 assists per game last year, the Broncs were 150th in college basketball.

Rider betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-10-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (322nd in nation) 46.2 (307th) 32.1 (230th) 30.4 (138th) 11.8 (315th) 11.3 (159th)

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Canisius statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Canisius is 2-3-0 at home against the spread (.400 winning percentage). On the road, it is 3-5-0 ATS (.375).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Golden Griffins’ games have finished above the over/under at home (60%, three of five) than away (62.5%, five of eight).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Golden Griffins have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-4) and on the road (0-7).

Last season stats

  • The Golden Griffins posted 70.4 points per game (271st-ranked in college basketball) last season, while ceding 72.1 points per contest (185th-ranked).
  • Canisius grabbed 34.3 rebounds per game (67th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 31.0 rebounds per contest (147th-ranked).
  • Last year the Golden Griffins ranked 231st in college basketball in assists, averaging 12.5 per game.

Canisius betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 5-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-12 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.4 (325th in nation) 50.2 (362nd) 23.7 (362nd) 35.4 (342nd) 11.4 (329th) 10.6 (86th)
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