Siena vs. Canisius betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 7

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The Siena Saints (8-2, 1-0 MAAC) are heavy favorites (-17.5) as they try to extend a three-game home winning streak when they square off against the Canisius Golden Griffins (4-5, 0-1 MAAC) on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at MVP Arena. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 131.5.

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Siena Cover -17.5 vs Canisius -111

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Siena vs. Canisius betting lines

  • Siena moneyline odds to win: -2381
  • Canisius moneyline odds to win: +1100
  • Spread: Siena (-17.5)
  • Total: 131.5

Siena statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Siena owns a worse record against the spread (2-2-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (3-1-0).
  • In home games, the Saints eclipse the total 25% of the time (one of four games). They hit the over more often in road games, exceeding the total in 50% of games (two of four).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Siena has won a lower percentage of its games at home (.750) compared to away games (1.000).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Saints were the 225th-ranked team in the country (72.2 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 185th (72.1 points conceded per game).
  • Siena collected 29.7 rebounds per game and gave up 31.1 boards last year, ranking 310th and 172nd, respectively, in the country.
  • Last season the Saints were ranked 300th in the nation in assists with 11.8 per game.

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (110th in nation) 44.5 (228th) 30.6 (281st) 26.1 (14th) 12.7 (285th) 11.0 (120th)

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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). Away, it is 1-3-0 ATS (.250).
  • Both at home (one of four) and away (one of four), the Golden Griffins’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 25% of the time.
  • In 2025-26 as moneyline underdogs, the Golden Griffins have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than away (.000, 0-4).

Last season stats

  • When it comes to points, the Golden Griffins were outplayed both offensively and defensively last season, as they ranked fifth-worst in college basketball in points scored (64.8 per game) and 25th-worst in points allowed (78.6 per contest).
  • While Canisius was in the bottom 25 in the nation in boards per game with 22.8 (-5-worst), it ranked 324th in college basketball with 33.9 rebounds allowed 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: 3-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 17.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (322nd in nation) 44.2 (214th) 29.1 (319th) 29.6 (106th) 11.0 (344th) 12.4 (226th)
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