Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Canisius Griffins Prediction, 3/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Canisius Golden Griffins

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

Koessler Athletic Center is the site where the Canisius Golden Griffins (10-20) will take on the Quinnipiac Bobcats (18-12) on Sunday.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats played Niagara and took a loss by a score of 78-76 in their last game. Quinnipiac walked away from the game having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and made 7 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 17 of their 24 shots for a rate of 70.8%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Quinnipiac allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the field on 31 out of 64 shooting. Niagara distributed 19 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, Niagara snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Niagara went 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of 12 tries. They knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Bobcats finished with 13 while Niagara accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Asim Jones is someone who played a role for this contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Quinnipiac heads into this contest with a mark of 18-12 for the season. They are averaging 75.6 pts per game (191st in the country) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Bobcats are connecting on 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (223 of 643) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Quinnipiac is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 414 assists so far this season, which is 147th in college in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% on three-point shots and they are 128th in the nation in opponents points per game (72.1). The Bobcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (771 of 1,806) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 239th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 402 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Canisius Golden Griffins walked away with a victory by a final of 67-62 when they played Merrimack. The Griffins were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. Merrimack had 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Griffins to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 94.1%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Canisius knocked down 7 out of 13 tries (53.8%). In all, the Griffins shot 22 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9%. The Griffins permitted Merrimack to knock down 19 of 48 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6% in this matchup. They went 22.2% from behind the 3-point line via 6 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to rebounds, Canisius allowed Merrimack to snag 23 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Bryan Ndjonga pitched in for the Griffins for the contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He buried 6 of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Canisius has a win-loss mark of 10-20 for the season. The Griffins are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they hit 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.0 times per game (314th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest. Canisius has totaled 1,888 pts on the campaign (62.9 per game) and they collect 33.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Griffins are connecting on 40.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 357th in the country.

The Canisius defense concedes 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (238 of 726) and their opposition knocks down 72.3% of their foul shots. They give up 13.9 assists and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 229th and 141st in college hoops. The Griffins are ranked 90th in the country in points given up per game with 70.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (229th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Canisius

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