5:03 pm
March 11

MAAC Tournament: Rider v. St. Peter’s

Who will WIN this matchup?

Rider Broncs (6-16)

St. Peter’s Peacocks (13-10)

 

Current odds:

Rider Broncs: (+210)

St. Peter’s Peacocks: (-250)

 

• The line for this game is St. Peters by 6 points.

• The Broncs came back to defeat Canisius in the opening round on the strength of 22 points from Dwight Murray, Jr., 19 from Allen Powell and a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds from Dontrell McQuarter. Rider led for just 2:20 of game time to the Griffs’ 32:20.

• RU leads the all-time series with Saint Peter’s, 39-32. The Broncs and Peacocks split the regular-season series, with each team taking a double-digit victory.

• Rider has faced Saint Peter’s at MAAC Championships more than any other team and is 3-5 all-time against the Peacocks. Five of the meetings have come in the quarterfinals, with Saint Peter’s taking a 3-2 advantage in those games. Most recently, the Peacocks defeated the top-seeded Broncs in the 2018 MAAC Championship Quarterfinals.

• All-MAAC First Teamer KC Ndefo leads Saint Peter’s at 13.6 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 50 percent from the floor. Daryl Banks III also averages in double figures at 10.8 ppg. while shooting a team-best 36.6 percent from long range. Fousseyni Drame has averaged 8.1 ppg. and a team-high 7.1 rpg., while Matthew Lee (7.9 ppg.) and Doug Edert (7.5 ppg.) have also made strong contributions.

• Dwight Murray, Jr. has been an all-around bright spot this season, averaging 15.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He’s posted three double-doubles and scored 20 or more points eight times, including each of his last three games.

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