Mount St. Mary's vs. Canisius Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (6-12, 2-5 MAAC) visit the Canisius Golden Griffins (8-10, 3-4 MAAC) at Koessler Athletic Center, starting at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Mountaineers are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 134.5.

Mount St. Mary's enters this matchup following a 67-50 loss to Siena on Sunday. Trey Deveaux's team-high 12 points paced Mount St. Mary's in the loss. Canisius dropped its last game 59-54 against Niagara on Wednesday. Bryan Ndjonga scored a team-high 13 points for Canisius in the loss.

Mount St. Mary's vs. Canisius Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York
• Spread favorite: Mount St. Mary's -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Mount St. Mary's -142
• Moneyline underdog: Canisius +118
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Mount St. Mary's vs. Canisius

• This season, 12 of Mount St. Mary's 17 games have gone over Saturday's total of 134.5 points.
• In Canisius' 17 games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 134.5.
• The Mountaineers average 67.3 points per game and the Golden Griffins score 62.2, amounting to 5.0 points under the game's point total of 134.5.
• This game's total is 10.1 fewer points than the 144.6 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Mount St. Mary's games is 141.4 points, 6.9 more than the total of 134.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 1.8 points separates this game's over/under (134.5 points) and the average over/under in Canisius' games (132.7) this season.

Betting the Spread: Mount St. Mary's vs. Canisius

• In Mount St. Mary's 17 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• This season, the Mountaineers have won against the spread in each of their two games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• Canisius is 8-9-0 against the spread this season.
• The Golden Griffins are 6-7 ATS when underdogs by 2.5 points or more this year.
• Canisius is 4-3 against the spread, and 5-2 overall, at home.
• Canisius has one win ATS (1-2) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• In away games, Mount St. Mary's is 2-9 overall and 6-5 against the spread.
• Mount St. Mary's is unbeaten ATS (2-0) away from home as 2.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Mount St. Mary's vs. Canisius

• Mount St. Mary's has entered the game as moneyline favorites four times this season and won three of those games.
• The Mountaineers have played as a favorite of -142 or more twice this season and won both games.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 58.7% chance of a victory for Mount St. Mary's.
• Canisius has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (35.7%) in those games.
• This year, the Golden Griffins have won four of 13 games when listed as at least +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• Canisius has an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.