Buffalo vs Rider College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/20/2021
Rider Broncs (2-2) vs. Buffalo Bulls (1-1)
November 20, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Bulls -16 / Rider Broncs +16; Over/Under: +148
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The Rider Broncs and the Buffalo Bulls meet in college basketball action from the UB Alumni Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Rider Broncs come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-74 loss at the hands of Bucknell in their last game. Dwight Murray Jr. leads the Broncs with 19.2 PPG along with 7 RPG and a team-high 2.5 APG while Dimencio Vaughn has 12 PPG and 6.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Broncs up to this point in the season. Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson has a team-high 9.3 RPG as well for the Broncs this season. As a team, Rider is averaging 69.8 PPG on 38% shooting from the field, 23% from three and 79.4% from the foul line while allowing 69 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field and 36.5% from three this season.
The Buffalo Bulls will be out to add to their 69-66 win over North Texas last time out. Jeenathan Williams leads the Bulls in scoring with 23 PPG along with 7 RPG and 3.5 APG while Ronaldo Segu has 16 PPG with a team-high 4 APG. Josh Mballa has 15 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG and Maceo Jack has 11.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Buffalo up to this point in the season. As a team, Buffalo is averaging 72.5 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 28% from three and 76.7% from the foul line while allowing 77 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
Rider is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 9-4 in their last 13 games following a loss. Buffalo is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 games following a win.
This should be an interesting matchup with both sides fighting hard in this in-state rivalry. However, I do think that while a rivalry may lend itself to a more physical style, I think this game is going to be all about one-upmanship, and I think this is going to be a high-scoring game where points come in bunches. Give me the over.
