Iona Gaels vs Canisius Griffins Prediction, 2/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Canisius Golden Griffins

Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Location: Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

Koessler Athletic Center is the location where the Canisius Golden Griffins (8-17) will go up against the Iona Gaels (14-11) on Friday.

The Iona Gaels faced off with Mount St. Mary's and took a loss by a final of 83-76 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Gaels finished with 23 and Mount St. Mary's finished the game with 21 fouls. They also buried 11 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Mount St. Mary's finished shooting 73.3% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of their 30 shots. Furthermore, Mount St. Mary's grabbed 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mount St. Mary's recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Iona allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 25 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Gaels knocked down 17 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 70.8%. Iona finished the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 out of 59) and converted 9 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Lamin Sabally is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 80.0% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and grabbed 11 boards. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Iona comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-11 on the season. They have an average of 73.6 points per contest (248th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor. The Gaels are connecting on 35.5% from downtown (240 of 677) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Iona is grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 352 dimes for the year, which ranks 169th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Gaels are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They currently rank 308th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 378 surrendered so far this season. The Gaels defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (672 of 1,548) and they surrender 38.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 30.3% on three-point shots while they are 179th in college hoops in opponents points per game (73.6).

In their last game, the Canisius Golden Griffins took a defeat with a final score of 75-60 against Quinnipiac. When discussing rebounding, Canisius permitted Quinnipiac to get 36 overall (10 offensive). They shot 37.0% from three-point range via 10 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). The Griffins allowed Quinnipiac to bury 22 of their 54 tries from the floor which had them at 40.7% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Griffins went 18 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.1%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Canisius knocked down 9 of their 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.2%. Quinnipiac was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Griffins to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Griffins were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game.

Bryan Ndjonga ended up being a major contributor for the Griffins for the matchup. He had 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 5 of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Canisius has a win-loss mark of 8-17 for the campaign. The Griffins commit 17.5 fouls every game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (320th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Canisius has tallied 1,574 pts on the season (63.0 per contest) and they grab 33.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Griffins are hitting on 39.9% from the field, which is ranked 357th in D-1.

The Canisius defense surrenders 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (206 of 625) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their foul shots. They allow 14.5 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 267th and 179th in D-1. The Griffins on the defensive end are ranked 112th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 71.3. They have forced 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (261st in college hoops).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Canisius

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