Halftime Report
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Rider looks much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a quick 44-37 lead against Manhattan.
Rider entered the match with seven straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it eight. Can they turn things around, or will Manhattan hand them another loss? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
Manhattan Jaspers @ Rider Broncs
Current Records: Manhattan 6-6, Rider 4-9
How To Watch
What to Know
Manhattan is 2-8 against Rider since March of 2020 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Manhattan Jaspers will be staying on the road to face off against the Rider Broncs at 2:00 p.m. ET at Alumni Gymnasium. The Jaspers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they’ve increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Manhattan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 103-95 loss to Siena. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (86), the Jaspers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Rider’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher two weeks ago after their seventh straight defeat. It’s going to take some time for them to recover from the 89-63 bruising that North Carolina State dished out two weeks ago. The Broncs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-23.
Jay Alvarez put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 8 for 15 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he’s improved his point production for three straight games.
Even though they lost, Rider smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Manhattan’s loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for Rider, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Manhattan hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.1 points per game. It’s a different story for Rider, though, as they’ve been averaging only 63.6. The only thing between Manhattan and another offensive beatdown is Rider. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Manhattan was dealt a punishing 104-62 loss at the hands of Rider when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That match was pretty much over by halftime, at which point Manhattan was down 50-26.
Odds
Rider is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Manhattan, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Broncs as a 2.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 146 points.
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Series History
Rider has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Manhattan.
- Feb 18, 2024 – Rider 104 vs. Manhattan 62
- Jan 12, 2024 – Rider 71 vs. Manhattan 58
- Feb 05, 2023 – Rider 67 vs. Manhattan 56
- Jan 22, 2023 – Rider 67 vs. Manhattan 65
- Mar 08, 2022 – Rider 79 vs. Manhattan 67
- Feb 20, 2022 – Manhattan 84 vs. Rider 78
- Feb 08, 2022 – Rider 76 vs. Manhattan 67
- Dec 12, 2020 – Manhattan 87 vs. Rider 77
- Dec 11, 2020 – Rider 82 vs. Manhattan 64
- Mar 04, 2020 – Rider 71 vs. Manhattan 59
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