Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Canisius Griffins Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Canisius Golden Griffins

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

Koessler Athletic Center is the location where the Canisius Golden Griffins (8-10) will compete against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (6-12) on Saturday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers played Siena and took a loss by a final of 67-50 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 19 and Siena accumulated 17 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. Siena finished the game shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Siena collected 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Siena recorded 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Mount St. Mary's allowed 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 14 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Mount St. Mary's finished the game with a 29.4% FG percentage (15 of 51) and made 6 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Trey Deveaux is someone who played a role for this contest. He was able to score 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins and snagged 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Mount St. Mary's enters this game with a mark of 6-12 so far this year. They turn it over 16.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is pulling in 36.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 253 assists for the year, which is 166th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are connecting on 31.4% on three-point attempts (143 of 455) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They average 67.3 points per game (339th in D-1) while hitting 42.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are ranked 172nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 226 conceded this year. The Mountaineers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (431 of 1,044) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 199th in college in PPG allowed (74.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Canisius Golden Griffins went home defeated by a final of 59-54 when they faced Niagara. In reference to rebounding, Canisius allowed Niagara to snag 26 overall (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 15 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Griffins permitted Niagara to make 20 out of 48 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.7% in this game. Overall, the Griffins finished shooting 18 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 32.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Canisius knocked down 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Niagara had 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Griffins to the free throw line for 16 shots. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Griffins pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game.

Michael Evbagharu was important for the Griffins for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He scored 10 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

Canisius has a win-loss record of 8-10 on the campaign. The Griffins are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.9 times per game (326th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest. Canisius has 1,120 points on the campaign (62.2 per contest) and they average 33.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Griffins are shooting 40.0% from the field, which is ranked 352nd in the country.

The Canisius defense gives up 31.5% on shots from distance (149 of 473) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.5 assists and 34.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 260th and 158th in D-1. The Griffins defensively are ranked 100th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They have forced 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (202nd in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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