Canisius Golden Griffins vs Monmouth Hawks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/28/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, January 28, 2022

Venue:  The OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Canisius NL, Monmouth NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Canisius +12, Monmouth -12; Over/Under:  141.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Canisius NL, Monmouth NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Canisius Golden Griffins:  7-12 (8th place, MAAC)

Monmouth Hawks:  12-6 (3rd place, MAAC)

 

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Canisius Golden Griffins:  2-3 last 5

Monmouth Hawks:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Canisius is coming into this game with a 7-12 record overall and they are 0-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 9th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-5 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Saint Peter's Peacocks but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Rider Broncs and the Saint Peter's Peacocks in their last game. Ahamadou Fofana led the team in points in that game with 15 while Jordan Henderson was next on the team with 14 points. Fofana, Henderson, Xzavier Long, and Armon Harried all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Scott Hitchon led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 39.9% from the field, 30.7% from 3-point range, and 70.7% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.4 PPG against them. Canisius has an ATS record of 6-12 this season and their O/U record is 6-12.

 

 

Monmouth is coming into this game with a 12-6 record overall and they are 4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-3 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Iona Gaels but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Fairfield Stags and the Manhattan Jaspers in their last game. Walker Miller led the team in points in that game with 19 while Marcus McClary was next on the team with 18 points. McClary and George Papas both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Nikkei Rutty led the team in rebounds with 15. They are 43.7% from the field, 33.1% from 3-point range, and 76% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 71.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.1 PPG against them. Monmouth has an ATS record of 15-3 this season and their O/U record is 5-13.

 

Canisius is coming into this game as a 12 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Canisius has not been a good team on the road this season with a 0-9 record in those games but they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have not been winning many games but they have been keeping close in their games and only losing by single digits recently. Monmouth has not been playing well recently losing 3 of their last 5 games and they have not been blowing out too many teams in their recent games either. Canisius should keep this game close and give the struggling Monmouth a bit of a challenge here. The best bet to place in this game is on Canisius to cover the spread here.

 

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Canisius Golden Griffins: 6-11 ATS in all games. 2-6 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 2-6 ATS in road games. 18-23 ATS against conference opponents. 12-19 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 0-10 ATS revenging a loss where the opponent scored 75 or more points.

Monmouth Hawks: 15-3 ATS in all games. 7-3 ATS as a favorite. 14-7 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 19-8 ATS in all home games. 25-19 ATS against conference opponents. 14-8 ATS in January games. 20-12 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week.

 

 

Canisius Golden Griffins:  None.

Monmouth Hawks:  None.

 

 

“I got us amped. I said ‘they sent us home last year. We better be ready to come in their building and beat them,' and that's what we did. That was my mindset.” - George Papas after their win against Fairfield.

 

 

“None of us have been feeling great because we haven’t won in so long. You knew they were going to make it tough on us, and down the stretch that was pretty good defense for us at the end.” - King Rice on his team’s win against Fairfield.

 

 

 

A. Fofana 

A. Harried  

J. Henderson 

S. Hitchon

X. Long

 

M. McClary 

W. Miller 

G. Papas 

S. Reynolds 

N. Rutty

 

 

PPG: M. Green (12.3)

APG: A. Fofana (3.5)

Reb/G: J. Fritz (5.6)

 

PPG: G. Papas (15.6)

APG: G. Papas (3.2)

Reb/G: N. Rutty (6.8)

 

Coaches:

Canisius Golden Griffins: Reggie Witherspoon (6th season)

Monmouth Hawks: King Rice (11th season)