Check out our free Rider vs Marist pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Poughkeepsie. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.

Rider vs Marist Pick & Preview: Friday, January 27th Betting Odds

Broncs vs Red Foxes Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Rider Broncs at Marist Red Foxes
  • Where: Poughkeepsie at McCann Center
  • Date: Friday, January 27th
  • Betting Odds: Rider -1.5, RIDER -129 | MARIST +105 O/U 130.5

Broncs Preview:

Rider heads into this matchup having played 18 games and have an overall record sitting at 9-9. On the road, the Broncs will be playing their 10th game of the season, having gone 4-6. So far, the Broncs have been favored 10 times, going 6-4 straight up. In today’s matchup, the oddsmakers have Rider as -1.5 point favorites.

Rider will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Dwight Murray Jr. who is averaging 16.59 points per game for the Broncs. Jr. is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Broncs’ offensive game plan is the play of Mervin James who has hit 48.1% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.17 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Rider this season, as they are currently ranked 307th in college basketball at 67.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Broncs’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.2%, placing them 357th in the NCAA.

Red Foxes Preview:

Through 18 games, the Marist Red Foxes have an overall record of 7-11. So far this season, Marist has played 9 games at home, sitting with a record of 3-6. For the season, Marist has been the underdog in 12 games, sitting with a mark of 4-8. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Red Foxes being +1.5 point underdogs.

Patrick Gardner comes into today’s game as the Red Foxes’ leading scorer at 18.44 points per contest. Not only has Gardner been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Marist’s top rebounder at 6.28 boards per contest. Behind Gardner, the team has benefited from the strong play of Noah Harris, who is second on the team in scoring at 9.83 points per game. Overall, he has hit 31.3% of his shots and is adding 2.11 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Marist this season, as they are currently ranked 277th in college basketball at 68.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Red Foxes’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.4%, placing them 219th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Rider Broncs -1.5

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Rider Broncs to pick up the win and cover the spread as -1.5 point betting favorites. Although Rider as a team is just 374th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Red Foxes’ defense. At -1.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Broncs to come out on top and cover.