Canisius Griffins vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Canisius Golden Griffins (3-26) are hitting the road to Yanitelli Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the St. Peter's Peacocks (11-15).

The Canisius Golden Griffins faced off with Iona and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-52 in their last game. Canisius wrapped up the contest with a 36.5% field goal percentage (19 of 52) and made 6 of their 23 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Griffins knocked down 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 16 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Canisius let their opponent shoot 57.4% from the floor on 35 out of 61 shooting. Iona recorded 17 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Iona pulled down 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Iona finished 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 7 tries. They also made 7 of 16 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Griffins ended up with 7 and Iona finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Tana Kopa is a player who played a role for the contest. He racked up 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Canisius comes into this game with a mark of 3-26 for the season. They average 65.4 points per contest (352nd in college hoops) while going 44.1% from the floor. The Griffins are hitting 37.2% on shots from distance (238 of 640) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Canisius is pulling in 25.5 boards per game and is sitting with 329 assists so far this season, which is 347th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.1 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Griffins are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 12.6 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 338th in D-1 in PPG allowed (78.9). The Griffins defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.9% (826 of 1,654) and they surrender 36.2 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 345th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 489 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks went home victorious with a score of 57-52 against Marist. The Peacocks were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. Marist was called for 20 fouls in the game which got the Peacocks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, St. Peter's knocked down 4 out of their 14 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Peacocks shot 16 for 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3%. The Peacocks allowed Marist to knock down 21 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.6% for the contest. They went 10.5% from 3-point land by shooting 2 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). In the matter of rebounds, St. Peter's permitted Marist to pull down 35 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Marcus Randolph ended up being important for the Peacocks in the matchup. He buried 3 out of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He totaled 15 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

St. Peter's has a record of 11-15 this year. As an offense, the Peacocks are shooting 39.8% from the field, which is 360th in the country. St. Peter's has 1,710 points on the campaign (65.8 per contest) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 10.3 times per contest (356th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Peacocks commit 19.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The St. Peter's defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 535) and their opposition knocks down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.1 assists and 32.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 33rd and 61st in those categories on the defensive end. The Peacocks on the defensive end are ranked 29th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.5. They have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (50th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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