Rider vs Mt. St. Mary’s Prediction 2/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The Rider Broncs and the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Alumni Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rider vs. Mount St. Mary’s prediction.

Matchup History

The Rider Broncs have won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 66-60 back on January 16th, 2025 at home. The win for Rider made it three straight for the Broncs and four in the five all-time wins between these two teams.

Rider Recap

The Rider Broncs come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-49 loss at the hands of Fairfield last time out to sit at 10-17 on the year. After this game, Rider will head on the road for a game against Merrimack.

Broncs Drop Back-To-Back Games

T.J. Weeks Jr. leads the Broncs in scoring with 13.9 PPG and 5.1 RPG while Jay Alvarez has 11.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Tariq Ingraham has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Broncs on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Rider up to this point in the year. Zion Cruz has 9.3 PPG with 2.6 RPG while Ruben Rodriguez also has a team-high 3 APG to lead the Broncs in assists up to this point in the season. As a team, Rider is averaging 65.8 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three, and 71.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Rider Broncs will win

• The road team has won six of Mount St. Mary’s’ last seven games.
• Mount St. Mary’s has lost six of its last eight home games following a home win.

Mount St. Mary’s Recap

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers come into this game looking to add to their 69-58 win over Saint Peter’s in their last game to sit at 16-10 on the year. After this game, Mount St. Mary’s will head on the road for a game against Fairfield.

Mountaineers Win Three Straight & 5 Of 6

Dola Adebayo leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 12.7 PPG along with 6.2 RPG while Dallas Hobbs has 12.3 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 3.1 APG. Terrell Ard Jr. has 11.4 PPG with 7.6 RPG and 2.4 APG and Jedy Cordilia has 10.4 PPG with 7.6 RPG to cap off the scoring for Mount St. Mary’s in double figures so far this season. Xavier Lipscomb has a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Mount in the assist department as well this season. Carmelo Pacheco also has 9.1 PPG as well this season. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 71.2 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will win

• Rider has lost eight of its last nine day games following a home loss.
• Mount St. Mary’s has won each of its last seven Sunday games.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Mount St. Mary’s’ last nine day games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference have produced a total of 138+ points.
• Four of Rider’s last five day games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 133 or fewer points.

Rider vs. Mount St. Mary’s Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. I think if I’m leaning towards a side in this game, it’s Mount St. Mary’s in their current form as the Mountaineers are the hottest team by a fair margin going into this game. That being said, the under has hit in all five head-to-head meetings between these two teams and the books just haven’t seemed to adjust as they continue to hang around the high 130s at the very least and Rider has a lackluster offense that’s more than capable of keeping us under this number. Give me the under in this game.