Rider vs Saint Peter’s Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/3/23
Saint Peter's Peacocks (9-12) vs. Rider Broncs (11-9)
February 3, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rider Broncs -7.5 / Saint Peter's Peacocks +7.5; Over/Under: +127.5
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The Rider Broncs and the Saint Peter’s Peacocks meet in college basketball action from the Alumni Gymnasium on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Rider is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -315. The total for this game is set at 127.5 points.
Injuries
Saint Peter’s has a clean injury report while Rider’s lone injury is Kami Young, who has been out for the season with a knee injury since November.
Matchup History
Rider’s 58-49 win over Saint Peter’s back on February 11th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the road team in this matchup.
Trends
Saint Peter’s is 12-2 ATS in their last 14 Friday games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Rider is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 games overall.
Pick
I’m going to take a shot with Saint Peter’s and the points here. The Broncs have surprisingly shot up to 2nd in the MAAC, and I think for Rider it’s not about style points, almost like a win by any means necessary approach. Even if that’s not necessarily their approach, the reality is both teams have played in some close games lately and I just feel like this is a game closer than the line indicates. Give me the under here.
