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AAA's EARLY 10* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION!
(NCAAB) Saint Peter's vs. Canisius,
Point Spread: -2.00 | -106.00 Canisius (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -2.00 | -106.00 Canisius (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 10* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION on Canisius.
For a number of different reasons I expect the home side to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. A favorite saying of mine is: "desperation breeds motivation," and the Golden Griffins will unquestionably be the "hungrier" team in this one in my opinion as they look to break their longest losing slide since 2011, dropping their last four straight after falling 60-59 to Rider on Friday. Canisius ranks second in the MAAC and 69th in the country in scoring defense in giving up just 61.7 PPG. Offensively the team is led by senior Josiah Heath, who scored a career-high 20 points in the loss to the Broncs on Friday. Conversely, it's not too hard to imagine Saint Peter's coming in a bit complacent here, it's won three straight, most recently a 77-65 victory over Niagara on Friday. I'm not going to read too much into the recent win skein, note that the Peacock's are still middle of the pack at 13-13 overall and just 7-8 in MAAC play. This is a classic matchup of top defenses, as Saint Peter's actually leads the MAAC in scoring defense at 60.5. Note though that the Peacocks are just 2-4 ATS this season off a win vs. a conference rival, while Canisius is 6-5 ATS when playing the role of favorite. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to the GOLDEN GRIFFINS as the savvy move in this one.
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For a number of different reasons I expect the home side to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. A favorite saying of mine is: "desperation breeds motivation," and the Golden Griffins will unquestionably be the "hungrier" team in this one in my opinion as they look to break their longest losing slide since 2011, dropping their last four straight after falling 60-59 to Rider on Friday. Canisius ranks second in the MAAC and 69th in the country in scoring defense in giving up just 61.7 PPG. Offensively the team is led by senior Josiah Heath, who scored a career-high 20 points in the loss to the Broncs on Friday. Conversely, it's not too hard to imagine Saint Peter's coming in a bit complacent here, it's won three straight, most recently a 77-65 victory over Niagara on Friday. I'm not going to read too much into the recent win skein, note that the Peacock's are still middle of the pack at 13-13 overall and just 7-8 in MAAC play. This is a classic matchup of top defenses, as Saint Peter's actually leads the MAAC in scoring defense at 60.5. Note though that the Peacocks are just 2-4 ATS this season off a win vs. a conference rival, while Canisius is 6-5 ATS when playing the role of favorite. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to the GOLDEN GRIFFINS as the savvy move in this one.
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