Rider Broncs vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (4-2) are on their way to Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday where they will play the Villanova Wildcats (3-4).

The Rider Broncs played Bucknell and took home the win by a score of 57-53 in their last contest. Rider ended the game with a 32.7% field goal percentage (17 out of 52) and made 5 out of their 16 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Broncs buried 18 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Rider allowed the other team to shoot 35.4% from the floor on 17 of 48 shooting. Bucknell totaled 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, Bucknell snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Bucknell went 60.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of 20 shots. They also buried 7 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Broncs ended up finishing with 20 and Bucknell accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Tariq Ingraham is someone who was important in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He notched 14 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Rider will play this contest with a mark of 4-2 this year. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a team, Rider is snagging 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 75 assists for the year, which ranks 269th in the nation in terms of passing. The Broncs are connecting on 29.1% on shots from downtown (32 of 110) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They average 64.5 pts per contest (340th in D-1) while hitting 40.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Broncs are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.7% on shots from distance and they are 163rd in the country in opponents PPG (70.0). The Broncs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (153 of 361) and they relinquish 34.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 251st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 89 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Villanova Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-75 when they played Maryland. In the matter of rebounding, Villanova allowed Maryland to grab 29 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.6% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). The Wildcats allowed Maryland to convert 28 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats shot 29 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 46.8%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Villanova converted 9 out of their 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Maryland had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Wildcats earned 15 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest.

Eric Dixon was important for the Wildcats for this game. He earned 38 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in this game. He made 15 of 29 in this game for a rate of 51.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Villanova has a win-loss record of 3-4 on the season. The Wildcats are committing 17.3 fouls per contest while shooting 81.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.1 times per game (246th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Villanova has scored 550 pts on the year (78.6 per contest) and they snag 36.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 112th in the country.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 145th in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.3. They have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (232nd in the nation). The Villanova defense gives up 37.2% on three-point shots (61 of 164) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 15.0 assists and 27.9 boards every game, which ranks them 302nd and 7th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rider

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