Rider vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (11-5, 4-1 MAAC) will attempt to continue a three-game winning streak when they hit the road to take on the Rider Broncs (5-11, 1-4 MAAC) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Alumni Gymnasium as just 1-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 138.

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Rider vs. Mount St. Mary’s betting lines

  • Rider moneyline odds to win: -109
  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: -111
  • Spread: Rider (-1)
  • Total: 138

Rider statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Rider has done a better job covering the spread in road games (5-7-0) than it has at home (0-4-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Broncs hit the over less consistently when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total one time in four opportunities this season (25%). On the road, they have hit the over five times in 12 opportunities (41.7%).
  • Rider has played worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 0-3, compared to going 1-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Broncs’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, scoring 65.4 points per contest compared to the 65.1 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Rider’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (76.4) is 2.4 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.0).
  • While the Broncs are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (5.2 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (5.3), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from beyond the arc (29.1%).

Rider betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-11-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 4-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-4 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (323rd in nation) 47.4 (344th) 31.3 (262nd) 29.8 (108th) 11.7 (323rd) 10.9 (123rd)

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Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Mount St. Mary’s has a lower winning percentage at home (.667, 4-2-0 record) than on the road (.778, 7-2-0).
  • Mountaineers games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (three of six), and 55.6% of the time on the road (five of nine).

Recent trends

  • While the Mountaineers are averaging 72.8 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark in their last 10 games, producing 72.9 a contest.
  • Over its past 10 games, Mount St. Mary’s is allowing 70.8 points per contest, compared to its season average of 71.8 points allowed.
  • The Mountaineers are making 7.6 threes per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (7.4). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (33.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (33.1%).

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 7-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 7-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 5-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (241st in nation) 42.2 (123rd) 34.1 (102nd) 32.8 (273rd) 15.5 (92nd) 14.9 (353rd)
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