The Quinnipiac Bobcats and Rider Broncs face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at Rider University Memorial Gym. When these two teams faced off in January of last year it was Quinnipiac that secured the 73-67 victory.
Quinnipiac comes into this game with a 10-5 record overall and they have gone 7-6-1 against the spread. In the last game against Manhattan, Quinnipiac scored 84 points, and that led to the 19 point victory. Quinnipiac is averaging 73.4 points while their defense is giving up 68.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 155th while the defense is ranked 163rd. Ike Nweke is having a strong season averaging 11.3 points while shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Rider who sits with a 6-7 record overall and they have gone 5-6 against the spread. In the last game against Niagara, Rider only scored 59 points and that led to the two point defeat. Mervin James had a big game finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds. Rider is averaging 70.6 points while their defense is giving up 68.3 points per game. Dwight Murray Jr is having a strong season averaging 16.4 while shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from behind the three point line. In this game, if the defense is good, they will be inn good shape.
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