Delaware vs. Rider betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 16

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The Rider Broncs (1-8) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to break a six-game road losing streak when they visit the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (3-7) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 129.5.

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Delaware Cover -9.5 vs Rider -110

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Delaware vs. Rider betting lines

  • Delaware moneyline odds to win: -457
  • Rider moneyline odds to win: +350
  • Spread: Delaware (-9.5)
  • Total: 129.5

Delaware statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Delaware has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered one time in three games when playing at home, and it has covered two times in four games when playing on the road.
  • At home, the Fightin’ Blue Hens exceed the total 100% of the time (three of three games). They’ve hit the over in 25% of games on the road (one of four contests).
  • Delaware has played better as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 1-1, compared to going 0-1 away from home.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Fightin’ Blue Hens were the 86th-ranked team in the country (77.2 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 324th (77.9 points allowed per game).
  • Last season, Delaware was 20th-worst in college basketball in rebounds (28.2 per game) and 294th in rebounds allowed (33.1).
  • The Fightin’ Blue Hens were 124th in college basketball in assists (14.2 per game) last year.

Delaware betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (227th in nation) 43.1 (162nd) 29.5 (315th) 32.3 (244th) 14.1 (207th) 13.0 (285th)

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Rider statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Rider’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .417 (5-7-0) last season. On the road, it was .526 (10-9-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Broncs games finished over five of 12 times at home (41.7%) and 10 of 19 on the road (52.6%) last season.
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Broncs had a better winning percentage at home (.500, 3-3 record) than on the road (.412, 7-10).

Last season stats

  • With 67.0 points per game on offense, the Broncs were 333rd in the nation last year. On defense, they ceded 71.8 points per contest, which ranked 174th in college basketball.
  • Rider was 207th in the nation with 31.4 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 129th with 30.4 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Last season the Broncs ranked 260th in college basketball in assists, putting up 12.5 per game.

Rider betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-7-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 1-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
36.7 (363rd in nation) 43.3 (175th) 35.1 (102nd) 35.2 (332nd) 7.9 (364th) 14.1 (329th)
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