Rider @ Niagara
Rider +202 over Niagara

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Posted at 10:00 AM ET. Odds are subject to change.

Rider +202 over Niagara

Gallagher Center – Lewiston, NY

12:00 PM ET. The Broncs are the very definition of a team with plummeting stock. Losers of nine straight games, failing to cover the number in all of them, and fresh off an 18-point loss to the previously winless Canisius Golden Griffins—Rider’s stock is in freefall. That kind of result sends bettors running for the hills, and as a result, the Broncs are catching what we see as an inflated number here.

Let’s consider the other side of the coin. Niagara, at 7-8, has won two of its last three games by double digits. The Purple Eagles are perceived as the more reliable option, particularly against a Rider squad in disarray. But here’s where it gets interesting: Niagara has played the 340th-ranked strength of schedule per KenPom. For all their supposed form, this is a team that needed a buzzer-beater to scrape by Binghamton (KenPom #321), lost to a subpar Lafayette team, and barely survived games against Saint Francis (#322) and Siena. They even dropped a game to Detroit Mercy (#333), one of the worst teams in Division I.

This is not a team immune to underwhelming performances, especially against weaker opponents, and they’re being priced as though they are. There’s significant upset potential here, but even if Rider doesn’t win outright, they are more than capable of staying within the number against a Niagara team prone to playing down to its competition.

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Our Pick

Rider +202 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 4.04)

 

 

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