Rider Broncs vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (3-9) are en route to Bryce Jordan Center on Friday where they will play the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-6).

The Rider Broncs faced off with Penn and ended up losing by a score of 77-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Broncs finished with 18 while Penn accounted for 15 fouls. They also buried 10 of 26 shots from three-point range. Penn ended up going 76.5% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 17 attempts. Furthermore, Penn totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Penn totaled 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Rider allowed 38.6% from the floor on 27 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Broncs converted 13 of 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Rider walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (26 of 69) and made 8 out of their 21 shots from downtown.

Allen Powell is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He racked up 21 points on 6 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes but didn't pull down any boards. He finished shooting 30.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Rider steps onto the court with a mark of 3-9 so far this season. They have an average of 71.8 pts per game (257th in Division 1) while hitting 40.6% from the field. The Broncs are connecting on 27.7% from downtown (64 of 231) and 69.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Rider is collecting 42.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 149 dimes for the season, which ranks 263rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Broncs are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They give up 32.1% on 3-point shots while they are 296th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.9). The Broncs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (305 of 707) and they concede 36.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 235th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 162 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Penn State Nittany Lions took home the win by a final score of 72-55 when they faced Le Moyne. In regard to how they rebounded, Penn State permitted Le Moyne to get 26 overall (3 offensive). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 23 and ended up shooting 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Nittany Lions permitted Le Moyne to knock down 20 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Nittany Lions finished 25 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Penn State converted 11 out of 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. Le Moyne had 16 fouls for this game which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Nittany Lions collected 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 41 for this game.

Kanye Clary ended up being a factor for the Nittany Lions in the matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 assists in the matchup. He made 8 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Penn State has a win-loss record of 6-6 on the season. The Nittany Lions are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 72.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.6 times per game (310th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest. Penn State has accounted for 917 points so far this year (76.4 per contest) and they collect 33.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is 264th in the nation.

The Nittany Lions are ranked 186th in the nation in PPG allowed with 70.9. They are forcing 16.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (207th in D-1). The Penn State defense allows 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (72 of 240) and their opponents are making 75.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.3 assists and 39.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 235th and 330th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn State

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