The Rider Broncs and the Maryland Terrapins meet in college basketball action from the XFINITY Center on Tuesday night. Can Rider upset Maryland for their first road win? Or will Maryland remain unbeaten at home? Let’s dive in and find out. here is our Rider vs Maryland Prediction.
Rider Drops 4th Straight
The Rider Broncs come into this one looking to snap a four-game losing skid after a 55-48 loss to Stony Brook last time out. Mervin James leads the Broncs in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Corey McKeithan has 10.2 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Broncs in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Rider up to this point in the year. T.J. Weeks Jr. also has 7.6 PPG and 6.2 RPG while Allen Powell has 6.6 RPG and Tariq Ingraham has 7 RPG. As a team, Rider is averaging 66.8 PPG on 39.3% shooting from the field, 25.2% from three and 60.8% from the foul line this season.
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Maryland Wins Back-To-Back Games
The Maryland Terrapins come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 68-55 win over South Alabama last time out. Jahmir Young leads the Terrapins in scoring and assists with 14.8 PPG and 4.2 APG while Julian Reese has 13.8 PPG and a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Terrapins on the glass this season. Donta Scott has 11 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Maryland up to this point in the year. As a team, Maryland is averaging 65.3 PPG on 39.3% shooting from the field, 21.4% from three and 69.1% from the foul line up to this point in the year.
Chris’ Pick
I’m sticking with the Terrapins here. At least Maryland can do something right offensively, as they’re 135th nationally in 2-point shooting, which is the weakness of this Rider defense. Rider’s offense is among the bottom-15 in 3-point, 2-point and free throw shooting this season. I have no idea where the offense for Rider is going to come from. Give me the Maryland Terrapins in this one.