The visiting Golden Griffins hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Yanitelli Center against the Saint Peter's Peacocks.

Saint Peter's will face the 3-10 Golden Griffins, who own a 4-7 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Peacocks are 5-4 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Golden Griffins are 6-5 favoring the OVER.



View Canisius vs Saint Peters Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Golden Griffins are listed as 7.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 291-ranked Peacocks and the No. 302-rated Golden Griffins in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 59-57 win for the Peacocks on Thursday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Saint Peter's has the nation's No. 322-rated offensive output, at 59 PPG. The visiting Golden Griffins defense ranks No. 319 allowing on average 76 PPG. The Peacocks FG% has averaged 40% so far, less than the Golden Griffins marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.1% per game.

Defensively, Canisius features the nation's No. 329-rated defense on the road, allowing 82.4 points per game. Saint Peter's, meanwhile, comes in at No. 324 nationally in scoring at home.

Canisius was a 72-54 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Fairfield. They failed to cover the 17.5–point spread as underdogs. Harold Washington scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Golden Griffins to a win (they lost 72-54 to Fairfield at Webster Bank Arena on Sunday).

Saint Peter's was a 71-67 loser in its last match on the road against Marist. They failed to cover the 1–point spread as underdogs. Saint Peter's suffered a 71-67 loss against Marist on Monday, getting 16 points from Blaise Ffrench in a losing effort at McCann Field House.


Canisius Golden Griffins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Loyola are 6-4
After playing Fairfield are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Saint Peter's Peacocks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Rider are 5-5
After playing Marist are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

A few Golden Griffins at Peacocks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Canisius's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Canisius's last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
Canisius is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Canisius is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Canisius
Saint Peter's is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Canisius
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saint Peter's last 5 games when playing at home against Canisius
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Saint Peter's last 11 games when playing Canisius


Next up:
Canisius at Loyola, Saturday, January 7
Saint Peter's home to Rider, Sunday, January 8