The Saint Peter’s Peacocks (9-12, 4-8 MAAC) and Rider Broncs (11-9, 8-3) clash in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference showdown Friday. The contest at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville will tip off at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Saint Peter’s vs. Rider odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Saint Peter’s had a rough January, going 2-6 and 3-5 against the spread (ATS). Shooting woes have caused the Peacocks offense to stall. SPU has shot just 38.6% from the floor in averaging 58.6 points per game over that 2-6 spell.
The Broncs enter February in 2nd place in the MAAC standings, a game behind Siena. Though a slow-tempo team, as is Saint Peter’s, Rider is efficient on offense. The Broncs are on a 5-game win streak and have outshot their opponents from the field in all 5 games.
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Saint Peter’s at Rider odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:28 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Saint Peter’s +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Rider -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Saint Peter’s +5.5 (-110) | Rider -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 125.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Saint Peter’s at Rider picks and predictions
Prediction
Rider 67, Saint Peter’s 62
Moneyline
A fair +250/-250 is in between here. PASS.
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Against the spread
Rider is a fair favorite around 2 scores. The road team has done remarkably well in this series (25-9-2 ATS last 36 meetings), and there is no value buffer zone with which to work. AVOID.
Over/Under
Both teams play at a slow tempo. And Rider’s tempo has trended slower still over recent games (and the Under is 8-1 in the Broncs’ last 9 games).
But peg this game as involving more addition by 3s and 1s (free throws) than what might appear in a cursory glance at the match-up. Figure Rider forcing SPU into more perimeter looks than it wants. But some regression in the shooting numbers helps Saint Peter’s along. Both teams should get a lot of looks on put-backs, as both a fine offensive rebounding teams.
With the a low zig total on 2 slow teams, a zag is firmly in profit territory. BACK THE OVER 126.5 (-110).
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