Who's Playing

Rider @ Monmouth

Current Records: Rider 10-14; Monmouth 16-9

What to Know

The Monmouth Hawks won both of their matches against the Rider Broncs last season (77-74 and 65-62) and are aiming for the same result Friday. The Hawks and Rider will face off in an MAAC battle at 7 p.m. ET at OceanFirst Bank Center. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W.'

Monmouth came up short against the Iona Gaels on Sunday, falling 70-62.

Meanwhile, the Broncs were just a bucket short of a win on Sunday and fell 76-75 to the Siena Saints.

Monmouth is the favorite in this one, with an expected 7.5-point margin of victory. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The losses put Monmouth at 16-9 and Rider at 10-14. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Hawks have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 40.30%, which places them 34th in college basketball. Less enviably, the Broncs have only been able to knock down 40.20% percent of their shots, which is the 16th lowest field goal percentage in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked against Rider.

How To Watch

  • When: Friday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: OceanFirst Bank Center -- West Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $46.00

Odds

The Hawks are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Broncs, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Monmouth have won nine out of their last 13 games against Rider.

  • Mar 05, 2021 - Monmouth 65 vs. Rider 62
  • Mar 04, 2021 - Monmouth 77 vs. Rider 74
  • Feb 28, 2020 - Rider 79 vs. Monmouth 67
  • Feb 02, 2020 - Monmouth 90 vs. Rider 84
  • Feb 15, 2019 - Rider 81 vs. Monmouth 72
  • Feb 02, 2019 - Monmouth 75 vs. Rider 71
  • Feb 22, 2018 - Monmouth 91 vs. Rider 77
  • Jan 29, 2018 - Rider 92 vs. Monmouth 85
  • Feb 06, 2017 - Monmouth 74 vs. Rider 69
  • Dec 31, 2016 - Rider 93 vs. Monmouth 90
  • Mar 04, 2016 - Monmouth 59 vs. Rider 48
  • Feb 26, 2016 - Monmouth 79 vs. Rider 58
  • Feb 12, 2016 - Monmouth 79 vs. Rider 78