Quinnipiac at Rider 1/14/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Quinnipiac Bobcats visit Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey On Friday for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference showdown with the Rider Broncs. Quinnipiac dropped to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the MAAC following its 79-67 loss to Canisius on Tuesday. Quinnipiac fell behind by 14 points at halftime and never threatened after the break. JJ Riggins was the leading scorer for Quinnipiac with 15 points.

Matt Balanc is the leading scorer for Quinnipiac with an average of 15.5 points per game, while Kevin Marfo is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.3 rebounds per game and is also the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 assists per game. Quinnipiac has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team in scoring an average of 73.7 points per game while shooting 44.2%.

Rider improved to 5-8 overall and 1-2 in the MAAC following its 79-75 victory over Marist last Sunday. Alan Powell was the leading scorer for Rider with 15 points and four other players for the Broncs scored in double figures. Rider shot 57.1% overall and held Marist to 37.7% shooting. The Broncs outrebounded Marist 34-29 but were careless with the ball, turning it over 17 times in the victory.

Dimencio Vaughn is the leading scorer and rebounder for Rider with averages of 13.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Dwight Murray Jr is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.7 points and 3.9 assists per game. Rider is scoring an average of 67.2 points per game while shooting 39.0% overall and 30.7% from 3-point territory.