UAlbany Great Danes vs Canisius Golden Griffins prediction, odds and picks, November 21, 2026
UAlbany at Canisius: Bandwagon's model makes Canisius a 54% favorite (Canisius −2.5).
UAlbany Great Danes vs Canisius Golden Griffins odds and win probability
Axle gives Canisius a 54% chance to win, by about 2 points.
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Why Axle has Canisius
All CBB ratings| UALB | CAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1416 297th of 365 | 1338 356th of 365 |
| Record | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Last 5 games | 2-3 | 1-4 |
| Streak | L1 | W1 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage and schedule; record, last 5 results and streak are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | CAN win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 10:18 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:18 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:03 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:43 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:28 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:23 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:13 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:08 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:03 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 8:58 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 8:28 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:23 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1:33 AM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 10:28 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 7:58 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 6:33 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:58 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:28 PM ET | 54% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:13 PM ET | 54% | +3 |
| Nov 8, 3:18 PM ET | 51% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 AM ET | 51% | — |
UAlbany Great Danes vs Canisius Golden Griffins prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Golden Griffins a 2.5-point favorite at home, with a 54% chance to win. The model total is 144. Ratings: Golden Griffins 1338 (356th of 365), Great Danes 1416 (297th). The Golden Griffins are 1-2; the Great Danes are 2-1. The Golden Griffins have won 1 of their last 5; the Great Danes 2 of their last 5.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
UAlbany Great Danes
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Merrimack Warriors | L 60–73 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Manhattan Jaspers | W 72–68 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UMass Lowell River Hawks | L 76–81 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Vermont Catamounts | L 56–69 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs New Hampshire Wildcats | W 84–61 | – | – | matchup |
Canisius Golden Griffins
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies | L 49–88 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Penn State Nittany Lions | L 57–97 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | L 63–67 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Merrimack Warriors | W 67–62 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | L 47–68 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting in Bandwagon's results history.
Injuries
UAlbany Great Danes: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Canisius Golden Griffins: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Great Danes2-1 4th · L1
- Great Danes rating1416 297th of 365, 2 games
- Golden Griffins1-2 6th · W1
- Golden Griffins rating1338 356th of 365, 2 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I men's basketball · 4th · streak L1
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NCAA Division I men's basketball · 6th · streak W1
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I men's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · A previous venue or its coordinates is not storeddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Canisius 54% to win. Projected score Canisius 73, UAlbany 71; spread Canisius −2.5, total 144. UAlbany Great Danes at Canisius Golden Griffins, Sat, Nov 21, 4:00 PM ET.