The Rider Broncs and Providence Friars open their 2022-23 campaigns Tuesday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rider vs. Providence odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rider went 14-19 last season. The Broncs went 8-12 to finish 8th in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play; they made it to the semifinals in the MAAC Tournament. Rider was a poor-shooting squad and its 45.6% effective field-goal percentage ranked 335th in the nation.
The Friars made it to the Sweet 16 before bowing out of the NCAA Tournament last spring. Providence went 14-3 to win the Big East regular-season title. The Friars finished 27-6, just 1 game shy of the program-record 28 wins in 1973-74.
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Rider at Providence odds
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- Moneyline: Rider +600 | Providence -1000
- Against the spread (ATS): Rider +13.5 (-115) | Providence -13.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Rider at Providence picks and predictions
Prediction
Providence 74, Rider 63
Moneyline
PASS. No value here.
Against the spread
In the 1st month of games the last 2 seasons for each side, this is a kind of game — top half vs. bottom half — that has yielded victory margins of 7, 11, 14, 12 and 9 points for Providence. And for Rider, losses around a 12- or 13-point margin. But the frequent-3-launching Friars have also worked in a couple early-season blowouts.
But figure this game as carrying a low enough pace and good enough Broncs’ defense to keep the Providence edge right around 10-12 points. Peg a slight value to a veteran Rider squad bringing back a lot of minutes.
BET THE BRONCS +13.5 (-115).
Over/Under
Two below-average paces clash here. Over last season’s 2nd half, Providence did not create a lot of turnovers. An out-the-chute misfire from beyond the arc makes an even lower total a realistic number.
Consider a partial-unit play on the UNDER 139 (-112).
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