Canisius Griffins vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 2/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs Rider Broncs

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (3-22) will play the Canisius Golden Griffins (8-19) at Alumni Gymnasium on Friday.

The Canisius Golden Griffins took the court against Manhattan and took a loss by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Griffins finished with 23 and Manhattan totaled 14 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 16 attempts from distance. Manhattan finished the game shooting 58.3% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 24 shots. In addition, Manhattan grabbed 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Manhattan doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Canisius allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Griffins made 14 of 15 shots for a rate of 93.3%. Canisius finished with a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 of 57) and buried 5 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Michael Evbagharu is someone who played a role for this contest. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and also totaled 11 boards. He finished 58.3% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Canisius enters this game with a win-loss record of 8-19 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a team, Canisius is grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 328 assists on the year, which ranks 275th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Griffins are connecting on 33.4% on shots from downtown (198 of 593) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 63.0 points per contest (361st in the nation) while going 40.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Griffins are forcing 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 277th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 382 surrendered for the year. The Griffins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (666 of 1,470) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 109th in college in points per game allowed (71.1).

The last time they took the court, the Rider Broncs took a loss by a score of 86-75 against Sacred Heart. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Rider allowed Sacred Heart to snag 33 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 23 from the charity stripe (87.0%). The Broncs permitted Sacred Heart to knock down 27 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Broncs went 30 out of 68 from the floor which had them shooting 44.1%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Rider buried 7 out of their 15 attempts (46.7%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. Sacred Heart had 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Broncs to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Broncs pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup.

Zion Cruz ended up having an impact for the Broncs for this game. He tallied 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 assists for this game. He converted 10 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Rider has a mark of 3-22 on the campaign. As an offense, the Broncs are shooting 39.8% from the field, which is 360th in the country. Rider has scored 1,588 points on the year (63.5 per game) and they average 35.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.4 times per contest (360th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Broncs have committed 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Broncs are ranked 254th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 76.6. They are forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (312th in D-1). The Rider defense allows 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (219 of 594) and their opponents are making 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.7 assists and 36.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 285th and 309th in those defensive categories.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Canisius

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