Rider Broncs vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/08/2022

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Venue:  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rider +1, Manhattan -1; Over/Under:  138 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rider +1, Manhattan -1; Over/Under:  137.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rider +1, Manhattan -1; Over/Under:  137.5 points

 

Rider Broncs:  12-18 (9th place, MAAC)

Manhattan Jaspers:  15-14 (7th place, MAAC)

 

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Rider Broncs:  2-3 last 5

Manhattan Jaspers:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Rider is coming into this game with a 12-18 record overall and they are 1-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 8-12 this season against conference opponents. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Iona Gaels and the Fairfield Stags while their win came against the Monmouth Hawks in their last game. Mervin James led the team in points in that game with 23 while Dwight Murray Jr. was next on the team with 16 points. Murray Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 6 while James, Dimencio Vaughn, and Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson all led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They are 40.6% from the field, 30.8% from 3-point range, and 73.6% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 67.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.2 PPG against them. Rider has an ATS record of 14-15 this season and their O/U record is 12-17.

 

 

Manhattan is coming into this game with a 15-14 record overall and they are 3-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 8-12 against conference opponents this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Marist Red Foxes, the Fairfield Stags, and the Saint Peter's Peacocks while their win came against the Iona Gaels in their last game. Jose Perez led the team in points in that game with 27 while Samba Diallo and Marques Watson were both next on the team with 13 points each. Perez led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Diallo led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 44.1% from the field, 30.9% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 71 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.4 PPG against them. Manhattan has an ATS record of 13-14-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-9-1.

 

Rider has not been playing very well near the end of the season as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and 5 of their last 7 but they are coming into this one off of a win against Monmouth in their last game. They won that game by 9 points and that win should give them some confidence coming into this game as Monmouth is a pretty good team. Rider is only 1-1 in neutral site games this season though, and they have really struggled in games away from home as they are 4-11 on the road. They are going up against a Manhattan side that has not been great on the road either with a 4-9 record this season but they are actually 3-0 in neutral site games this season. Manhattan has not been playing well either recently as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games but they had won 3 straight prior to that and they are coming off of a win in their last game against Iona, the best team in the MAAC by far. Both of these teams will have some confidence from their last game coming into this one but Manhattan has performed better in tournaments this season and they will likely prevail in this game as they have been in better form than Rider has been in toward the end of the season. Manhattan will win this game but it will be a close game only winning by single digits.

 

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Rider Broncs: 12-17 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 17-7 UNDER off a win against a conference rival. 9-2 UNDER off an upset win as a home underdog.

Manhattan Jaspers: 47-26 ATS in all neutral court games. 36-17 UNDER in all neutral court games. 12-2 UNDER in a neutral court game where the total is 130 to 139.5.

 

 

Rider Broncs:  None.

Manhattan Jaspers:  None.

 

 

“We’re sponges and also gladiators.” - Dimencio Vaughn coming into the MAAC tournament.

 

 

"We showed great toughness, but that Iona team is terrific. We know how good they are. They've accomplished a lot, but what we saw tonight is that we're just as good as anyone when we're locked in the right way mentally." - Steve Masiello on his team’s win against Iona. 

 

 

 

M. James 

D. Murray Jr 

A. Ogemuno-Johnson 

A. Powell 

D. Vaughn

 

E. Buchanan 

A. Nelson

J. Perez 

J. Roberts 

W. Williams

 

 

PPG: D. Murray Jr (12.6)

APG: D. Murray Jr (4.6)

Reb/G: D. Vaughn (7.7)

 

PPG: J. Perez (18.8)

APG: J. Perez (4.5)

Reb/G: J. Roberts (6.5)

 

Coaches:

Rider Broncs: Kevin Baggett (10th season)

Manhattan Jaspers: Steve Masiello (11th season)