Manhattan vs. Canisius
College Basketball Pick: Manhattan -10.5 (January 27th 2012)
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Manhattan is staying with the rest of the pack in the MAAC as it is riding a five-game winning streak heading into this weekend. We won with the Jaspers last Friday as they easily took care of Marist and then came back and won at home against Niagara. This seems to be no fluke as the Jaspers took out league contenders Fairfield and Iona in back-to-back games, the latter coming by way of a 17-point comeback with just eight minutes remaining. One of the two conference losses came by just a point.

Canisius meanwhile is having a dreadful season as it is 4-15 overall including 1-8 in the conference. The Golden Griffins haven’t come close to defeating a quality opponent as those four wins came against teams ranked 344, 330, 290 and 281 and have a combined record of 18-58. they have just two home wins with one of those coming against Binghamton, which is 0-20, and Marist, which has dropped five straight games by double-digits.

Manhattan is excellent defensively. The Jaspers are first in the MAAC in field-goal and three-point percentage defense, as well as team defense rebounding percentage. They are allowing just 63.3 ppg which is second lowest in the conference. Manhattan is also tops in the MAAC in free-throw percentage which is obviously very important. The Jaspers are 4-1 ATS as favorites in this price range this year including 2-0 ATS on the road and this number is very manageable for a team filled with confidence.

This is a revenge game for Manhattan as well as it has lost three straight in this series including both meetings last season. The Jaspers have not been a very good over the last couple years so when they have the opportunity to pounce on a now weaker opponent, they will do so since they have been on the other end of it. Manhattan is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games against teams with a losing record and it is a perfect 7-0 ATS in its last seven games following a cover loss. 3* (855) Manhattan Jaspers. If you enjoyed this college basketball free pick for Janaury 27th 2012 from Matt Fargo, be sure to check out his premium picks today at Touthouse.com.

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