Rider vs Fairfield Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/4/24

The Rider Broncs and the Fairfield Stags meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Leo D. Mahoney Arena. Here’s a Rider vs Fairfield prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rider vs Fairfield pick. We will examine:

The Rider Broncs’ recent form and player performance

The Fairfield Stags’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Rider Broncs

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Fairfield Stags

Recent betting trends in games played between Rider and Fairfield

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Rider vs Fairfield game

Rider Broncs Betting Preview

The Broncs opened up the season at 4-2 with losses to UCLA and Iowa alongside wins over San Diego, Coppin State, Navy, and Bucknell. The last two outings have both been losses though, as Rider fell to Villanova and Delaware.

In the Delaware game over the weekend, the Broncs were within four points at halftime but didn’t ultimately get any closer in a 72-66 loss. Rider was led by Jay Alvarez with 17 points and six rebounds.

Fairfield Stags Betting Preview

Over on the Stags’ side, they’re sitting at .500 through eight games. The wins have been over New Hampshire, John Jay, Vermont, and Fairleigh Dickinson. Otherwise, it’s been losses to Rhode Island, Georgetown, Drexel, and Yale.

On Sunday in the Fairleigh Dickinson matchup, Fairfield came back from a 32-30 deficit in the locker room with 48 more points in a 78-74 win. Jamie Bergens led the way with 20 bench points while Peyton Smith doubled on 16 points and 10 boards.

Why the Fairfield Stags will win

• Fairfield has won five of its last six games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
• Rider has lost three of its last four games.
• Rider has lost the first half in three of its last four games.

Why the Rider Broncs will win

• Rider has won seven of its last eight games against Conference opponents.
• Fairfield has lost the first half in three of its last four games.

Rider vs Fairfield Prediction

I’ll lean toward Fairfield. Probably not touching this one, though. The Stags didn’t shoot spectacularly in their win over FDU, hitting 42.2 percent from the field and 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point land. Fairfield made up for it with a 37-32 rebounding advantage and 20 points off 15 Knights turnovers, though. It was the first time in four games that the Stags had cracked 67 points.

As for Rider, they were pretty flat against Delaware despite a 42 percent mark from the field and a 42-33 rebounding edge. The Broncs have been at 66 points or fewer in four straight games now (a 1-3 record), but to be fair they’ve also played a couple of pretty stout teams in that time. Still, I like Fairfield slightly better on the cover/win here.