Rider Broncs vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (7-13) will try to defeat the Rider Broncs (9-15) at Yanitelli Center on Sunday.

The Rider Broncs played Siena and earned the victory with a final of 61-59 in their last contest. Rider finished the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and converted 2 of 7 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Broncs converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 10 assists in this contest as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, Rider let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the field on 21 of 49 shooting. Siena distributed 5 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Siena snagged 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Siena finished 56.5% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 23 shots. They converted 4 of their 20 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Broncs left the arena with 18 while Siena racked up 14 personal fouls.

T.J. Weeks Jr. is a guy who came through in the game. He scored 23 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Rider will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-15 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Rider is collecting 34.5 boards per game and has accounted for 293 dimes for the year, which ranks 313th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Broncs are shooting 29.9% on three-point attempts (121 of 405) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 65.5 points per outing (350th in the nation) while hitting 42.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Broncs are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are giving up 34.9% on 3-pointers while they are 196th in college in PPG allowed (72.0). The Broncs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (633 of 1,381) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 256th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 348 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks went home defeated by a final of 84-83 when they played Manhattan. The Peacocks were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. Manhattan committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Peacocks to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. When talking about shots from distance, St. Peter's converted 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Peacocks ended up shooting 30 out of 56 from the field which had them sitting at 53.6%. The Peacocks allowed Manhattan to make 23 of 58 tries from the floor which had them at 39.7% in this matchup. They finished 40.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 27 out of 29 from the free throw line (93.1%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, St. Peter's permitted Manhattan to pull down 21 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Marcus Randolph ended up being a major contributor for the Peacocks in this game. He converted 10 out of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 45 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the game.

St. Peter's has a win-loss mark of 7-13 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Peacocks are connecting on 40.7% from the floor, which ranks 349th in college. St. Peter's has totaled 1,315 points for the campaign (65.8 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per game (341st in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Peacocks commit 20.1 personal fouls every game and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Peacocks on the defensive side of the court are 39th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (83rd in college hoops). The St. Peter's defense allows 31.1% on three-point shots (123 of 396) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.7 assists and 31.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 21st and 32nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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