Rider vs Canisius Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2025

The Rider Broncs go on the road to Buffalo, New York on Friday night to play the Canisius Golden Griffins. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Rider who has a record of 4-10 was a loss against Manhattan. The loss came by a final score of 80-79. On the year the Broncs have been below average with a total of 64.7 points per game scored. The defense, though has been bad giving up 74 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Broncs is sitting at 35.4 boards per game. TJ Weeks Jr has been the leading scorer for Rider with 13.4 points per game.

Canisius for their part heads to the game here with a 0-14 record. The last game on the court for the Golden Griffins was against Sacred Heart. The game ended up being a convincing loss by a score of 99-82. Offensively Canisius has been below average with 63 points per game and on defense the Golden Griffins have been bad giving up 82 points per game. The rebounding for Canisius is sitting at 26.4 boards per game. Paul McMillan is leading Canisius in scoring with 19.7 points per game. 

The Rider Broncs have lost their last eight games and are 4-6 on the road this season. Rider has the much better defense than Canisius in this matchup. Canisius is 0-5 at home this year. The Golden Griffins have not been good at rebounding the ball offensively so they don't get as many second chance points. Rider will limit Canisius on offense and score just enough to get the job done in this matchup. Final Score Prediction, Rider Broncs win 70-66.