St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rider Broncs

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall is the location where the Rider Broncs (15-16) will meet the St. Peter's Peacocks (16-13) on Thursday.

The St. Peter's Peacocks played Quinnipiac and took a loss by a score of 89-74 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Peacocks ended up finishing with 17 while Quinnipiac finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 15 tries from 3-point land. Quinnipiac finished shooting 93.3% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 15 shots. Moreover, Quinnipiac collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Quinnipiac distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, St. Peter's allowed their opponent to shoot 55.9% from the field on 33 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Peacocks converted 17 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 68.0%. St. Peter's ended the game having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 of 60) and buried 5 out of their 13 shots from downtown.

Corey Washington is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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St. Peter's will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 16-13 this season. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, St. Peter's is grabbing 35.2 boards per game and has earned 324 assists for the campaign, which ranks 346th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Peacocks are shooting 32.9% on three-point shots (172 of 523) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They average 65.9 points per outing (340th in Division 1) while connecting on 39.7% from the field.

On defense, the Peacocks are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 14th in college basketball in giving up assists with 317 relinquished this year. The Peacocks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (620 of 1,467) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 14th in the country in points per game from their opponents (64.1).

When they last played, the Rider Broncs walked away with a victory by a final of 61-56 when they faced St. Peter's. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Rider permitted St. Peter's to get 30 in total (11 offensive). They finished 27.3% from downtown by going 3 out of 11 and finished the game at 21 out of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Broncs allowed St. Peter's to knock down 16 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 30.2% in this contest. When the game finished, the Broncs shot 17 for 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.4%. Concerning shooting from distance, Rider converted 4 of their 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to make 23 of those for a rate of 60.5%. St. Peter's was called for 27 personal fouls in this game which got the Broncs to the charity stripe for 38 tries. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Broncs were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game.

Mervin James ended up having an impact for the Broncs in this matchup. He knocked down 5 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and earned 8 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 21 minutes of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Rider has a record of 15-16 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Broncs are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks 230th in the nation. Rider has accumulated 2,261 points on the campaign (72.9 per contest) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per game (146th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. The Broncs have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Rider defense gives up 34.1% on 3-pointers (242 of 710) and their opposition knocks down 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.2 assists and 34.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 208th and 161st in those categories on the defensive end. The Broncs on the defensive side of the court are 212th in the nation in PPG allowed with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (119th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rider

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