The Rider Broncs (1-3) visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-1) for an intrastate battle Tuesday in Piscataway. The opening tip at Jersey Mike’s Arena will be at 7 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rider vs. Rutgers odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rider heads into Tuesday’s game off a back-to-back set Friday and Saturday, both games resulting in hard-fought losses overseas. The Broncs lost 78-68 to Stetson Friday and 90-85 to Central Arkansas Saturday, The games were part of the MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge played in Dublin, Ireland.
The Scarlet Knights have had their defense locking down on foes in the early going. Only in their last game as 4.5-point underdogs against Temple on Friday (a 72-66 loss) did they allow more than 65 points. Through 4 games, Rutgers has held foes to 55.5 points per game on a 37.3% shooting percentage.
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Rider at Rutgers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Rider +700 (bet $100 to win $700) | Rutgers -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Rider +15.5 (-110) | Rutgers -15.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Rider at Rutgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rutgers 76, Rider 62
Moneyline
PASS. Peg the juice here as drowning out true odds in the middle.
Against the spread
With the way Rider played Providence in its season opener (a 66-65 road loss as a 12.5-point underdog) and the way Rutgers has looked in its last 2 games, the Broncs getting more than 13 points is attractive.
However, the recent travel to and from Ireland and the team going into a break after this game makes a sleepwalk certainly possible.
AVOID.
Over/Under
The Over is 4-1 in Rider’s last 5 games dating to last season, and it has hit in 2 straight Rutgers contests.
In a game that figures to have a middle-of-the-road pace, there is value in the Over. Look for an adequate number of 3-pointers, 2nd-chance buckets and transition scores, if not an abundance of them.
BACK THE OVER 136.5 (-115).
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