Canisius Griffins vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

University Arena (MI) is the location where the Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) will attempt to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-3) on Sunday.

The Canisius Golden Griffins stepped onto the hardwood against Mercyhurst and ended up losing by a score of 62-52 in their last game. Canisius finished with a 37.8% field goal percentage (17 out of 45) and buried 8 of their 23 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Griffins converted 10 of 12 shots for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defending, Canisius allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. Mercyhurst earned 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Mercyhurst totaled 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mercyhurst finished shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. They buried 6 of 23 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Griffins ended up walking away with 17 while Mercyhurst totaled 11 fouls.

Paul McMillan IV is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 46.2% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He ended up with 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Canisius will take the court with a win-loss mark of 0-3 this season. They are averaging 64.7 pts per contest (330th in D-1) while connecting on 43.4% from the floor. The Griffins are connecting on 39.5% on three-point shots (32 of 81) and 81.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Canisius is pulling in 26.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 32 dimes for the campaign, which is 312th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Griffins have forced 7.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 11.7 fouls. They are giving up 27.1% on 3-point shots while they are 316th in college basketball in opponents points per game (80.7). The Griffins defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (86 of 182) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 269th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 46 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Western Michigan Broncos walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-65 when they played Butler. Regarding rebounding, Western Michigan allowed Butler to get 30 in total (2 offensive). They went 47.6% from distance via 10 out of 21 and finished the contest at 19 out of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Broncos allowed Butler to convert 28 of 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 56.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Broncos went 22 for 73 from the floor which gave them a rate of 30.1%. With respect to 3-pointers, Western Michigan converted 4 of 22 attempts (18.2%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Butler committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Broncos earned 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Donovan Williams was important for the Broncos in this matchup. He made 4 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 26.7%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 1-2 on the year. As an offense, the Broncos are connecting on 38.5% from the field, which is ranked 334th in the nation. Western Michigan has scored 207 points this season (69.0 per game) and they pull in 37.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (255th in the nation) and they are turning it over 8.7 times per game. The Broncos are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they go 68.3% from the free throw line.

The Western Michigan defense surrenders 31.7% on 3-point shots (20 of 63) and their opponents are connecting on 63.6% of their foul shots. They allow 14.3 assists and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 260th and 172nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncos defensively are ranked 80th in college hoops in points given up per game with 63.7. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (263rd in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Canisius

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