Canisius Griffins vs Siena Saints Prediction, 12/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs Siena Saints

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: MVP Arena in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Siena Saints (7-2) will play the Canisius Golden Griffins (4-4) at MVP Arena on Sunday.

The Canisius Golden Griffins stepped onto the hardwood against Buffalo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-53 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Griffins walked away with 14 while Buffalo recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 35 tries from distance. Buffalo finished the contest at 82.4% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 17 attempts. In addition, Buffalo snagged 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Buffalo totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, Canisius allowed the other team to shoot 41.5% from the field on 22 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Griffins buried 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Canisius ended the contest having earned a 37.0% FG percentage (20 of 54) and buried 3 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Michael Evbagharu is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He played for 35 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He was able to score 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Canisius enters this one with a record of 4-4 this season. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Canisius is grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 92 assists on the campaign, which is 324th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Griffins are hitting 34.0% from downtown (54 of 159) and 67.1% from the charity stripe. They average 62.3 points per game (359th in D-1) while hitting 42.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Griffins have forced 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.4% on shots from downtown and they are 126th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.3). The Griffins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (195 of 434) and they surrender 31.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are 201st in D-1 in giving up assists with 109 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Siena Saints went home victorious with a score of 64-60 when they played Maine. When talking about how they rebounded, Siena permitted Maine to grab 22 in total (6 offensive). They finished 43.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 16 and ended up going 7 out of 15 at the charity stripe (46.7%). The Saints permitted Maine to make 23 of their 47 attempts from the field which had them at 48.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Saints ended up going 23 out of 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Siena converted 2 out of their 12 tries (16.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Maine was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Saints to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Saints were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest.

Gavin Doty ended up being important for the Saints in the game. He earned 17 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 6 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Siena has a win-loss record of 7-2 so far this year. The Saints are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls per game and they go 71.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per contest (304th in college) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Siena has scored 618 points for the campaign (68.7 per contest) and they grab 33.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Saints are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 145th in college.

The Siena defense surrenders 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (47 of 148) and opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their foul shots. They give up 9.6 assists and 29.3 boards every game, which is ranked 15th and 17th in Division 1. The Saints on the defensive side of the court are 15th in college in points per game surrendered with 63.2. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (274th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Siena

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