Manhattan vs. Canisius Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 9
09 January 2026

The Manhattan Jaspers (7-9, 3-2 MAAC) host the Canisius Golden Griffins (7-8, 2-2 MAAC) at Draddy Gymnasium, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 9, 2026. The Golden Griffins are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.
Their last time out, Manhattan lost 73-66 to Merrimack on Sunday. Fraser Roxburgh scored a team-best 16 points for Manhattan in the loss. Canisius won its most recent outing 82-78 against Sacred Heart on Sunday. Kahlil Singleton scored 20 points in Canisius' win, leading the team.
Manhattan vs. Canisius Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York
- Spread favorite: Manhattan -6.5
- Moneyline favorite: Manhattan -309
- Moneyline underdog: Canisius +248
- Over/Under: 145.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Manhattan vs. Canisius
- This season, Manhattan's games have hit the over on this game's 145.5-point total nine times.
- In Canisius' 14 games this season, four finished with more combined points than Friday's over/under of 145.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 140.5 points per game, 5.0 fewer points than the over/under of 145.5 for this game.
- These two teams surrender a combined 153.2 points per game, 7.7 more than this contest's over/under.
- On average, Manhattan has had a 158.9-point over/under in its games this season, 13.4 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Canisius' games have an average over/under of 134.7 points this season, 10.8 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Manhattan vs. Canisius
- Against the spread, Manhattan is 6-9-0 this year.
- This season, the Jaspers are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
- In Canisius' 14 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
- This year, the Golden Griffins have an against-the-spread record of 3-6 in their nine games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
- At home this season, Manhattan is 3-2 overall and 4-1 against the spread.
- Canisius is 1-7 overall, and 3-5 against the spread, in away games.
Betting the Moneyline: Manhattan vs. Canisius
- Manhattan has won two of the four games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Jaspers have played as a favorite of -309 or more once this season and won that game.
- Manhattan has a 75.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Canisius has won in four, or 33.3%, of the 12 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Golden Griffins have won all of their eight games in which they were named as at least a +248 moneyline underdog.
- Canisius has an implied victory probability of 28.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
