Rider vs Coppin State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/2021
Coppin State Eagles (0-2) vs. Rider Broncs (0-1)
November 12, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rider Broncs -15 / Coppin State Eagles +15; Over/Under: -150.5
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The Coppin State Eagles and the Rider Broncs meet in college basketball action from the Alumni Gym on Friday night.
The Coppin State Eagles will try to get their first win of the season after falling to 0-2 with a 13-45 whooping thanks to Loyola-Chicago in their last game. Jesse Zarzuela leads the Eagles in scoring with 16.5 PPG while Mike Hood has 12.5 PPG as the second Eagle to average double figures scoring on the year. Nendah Tarke has 9 PPG and a team-high 4.5 RPG and Daniel Titus has a team-high 2 APG this season. As a team, Coppin State is averaging 58.5 PPG on 31.9% shooting from the field, 2.7% from three and 78.9% from the foul line while allowing 100 PPG on 50% shooting from the field and 38.2% from three on the year.
The Rider Broncs will be out to bounce back from a 73-61 loss at the hands of Duquesne in their last matchup. Dwight Murray Jr. led the Broncs with 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting with 5 rebounds and a team-high 4 assists while Dimencio Vaughn added 13 points on 6 of 12 shooting with 7 boards. Mervin James and Corey McKeithan each had 10 points to round out the scoring in double figures for the Broncs in the loss with James adding 5 rebounds while McKeithan had a pair of steals. Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson also added a team-high 12 rebounds for the Broncs in defeat. As a team, Rider shot 45.6% from the field, 12.5% from three and 77.8% from the foul line in the loss.
Coppin State is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Friday games while the over is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Rider is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 games as a home favorite.
I get the case that’s made for the underdog in spots, but Coppin State’s been dismantled in their first two games of the season. Sure, Rider may be the least intimidating team so far, but they’re still a decent MAAC team and should be able to run past Coppin State as well here.
