Rider vs Saint Peter’s 1/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks will travel to Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) to take on the Rider Broncs this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks improved to 4-6 on the season after defeating the Monmouth Hawks, 67-62, this past Friday. Saint Peter’s was solid defensively against Monmouth and was able to hold on late for the victory after taking a 52-43 lead with 8:54 left in regulation. Saint Peter’s shot 32.8% from the field & 35.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Monmouth to 40.4% shooting from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Peacocks was KC Ndefo who had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, & 3 steals.

On the season, Saint Peter’s is averaging 66.3 ppg on 41.1% shooting from the field. The Peacocks are averaging 5.9 three-pointers per game on 32.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Saint Peter’s has been led by Daryl Banks III (12.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.3 spg), Dough Edert (9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg), Fousseyni Drame (8.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.3 apg), & KC Ndefo (8.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.4 spg, 2.5 bpg).

Defensviely, Saint Peter’s is allowing their opponents to average 65.9 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Peacocks have a rebound margin of 2.7 and are averaging 8.3 steals per game.

The Rider Broncs has their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 5-9 on the season after being defeated by the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 77-70 (OT), this past Friday. Rider allowed Quinnipiac to fight back from a 55-47 deficit with 5:57 left in regulation to force OT and allowed the Bobcats to pull away in OT after they took a 73-68 lead. Rider shot 36.8% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Quinnipiac to shoot 40.6% from the field & 28.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Broncs was Dimencio Vaughn who had a double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Rider is averaging 67.4 ppg on 38.8% shooting from the field. The Broncs are averaging 6.1 three-pointers per game on 31.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Rider has been led by Dimencio Vaughn (13.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 spg), Dwight Murray Jr. (12.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.3 spg), Allen Powell (9.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.9 apg), & Mervin James (9.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg).

Defensively, Rider is allowing their opponents to an average of 72.1 ppg on 40.9% shooting from the field. The Broncs have a rebound margin of -2.0 and a turnover margin of 1.6.

The Peacocks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games, however, are just 9-19-1 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The Broncs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall & 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.

St. Peter’s is coming off an impressive win against Monmouth and despite not having a great record on the road, the Peacocks have had some competitive games on the road which includes a 57-54 loss at VCU. Rider has struggled on both ends of the court this season, ranking 280^th in scoring offense & 257^th in scoring defense, and as I think their offense struggled against a good St. Peters defense, I think the play here is to take St. Peter’s to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!