The Quinnipiac Bobcats will be at Alumni Gymnasium to square off against the Rider Broncs in a Metro Atlantic Athletic matchup. The game gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 24.
The Broncs were beaten by Siena 63-52 on Thursday. Teddy Okereafor played well for Rider, contributing 14 points, three steals, and three assists. The Bobcats are coming off a 63-53 loss at the hands of Canisius on Sunday. Ayron Hutton had a good shooting night, leading the team with 15 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Bobcats won the first game 64-60. Okereafor was a top player in the game with 30 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal, and four three-pointers.
Rider is a six-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 125 points. The Broncs enter the game with records of 6-13 Straight Up (SU) and 4-11 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Bobcats head into the game with records of 3-5 ATS and 5-11 SU. The Bobcats are a force on the boards, grabbing an average of 44.9 rebounds per game. Quinnipiac’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents making only 5.0 shots from the three-point line per game. When it comes to defending the rim, the Bobcats are one of the best in the nation with an average of 5.0 blocks per game.
Quinnipiac beat Rider in their most recent meeting this season, but Rider still leads the head-to-head record, 4-2 SU, over their most recent matchups. Additionally, Rider leads the matchup ATS with a record of 3-2. Quinnipiac held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five game, while Rider wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Quinni, ATS Winner – Quinni, O/U – Over
Notes
Rider is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rider’s last 6 games.
The Rider Broncs and Quinnipiac Bobcats both hold losing records against teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Rider sits at 2-6 in these matchups and Quinnipiac has a 2-5 record.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats average 70.4 possessions per game and .940 points per possession. The Rider Broncs earn fewer possessions with 67.1, but they score more points with .988.
Quinnipiac has an average effective field goal percentage of 42.5%. Rider is a losing 4-11 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Quinnipiac, the 41st-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.0 per game. Rider does worse, ranked 211th with 3.1.
Rider ranks 235th in offensive rebounds, while Quinnipiac ranks 69th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Rider makes 5.6 steals per game. Quinnipiac is a subpar 4-11 when it gives up at least 5 steals.
