The Princeton Tigers will try to pay off for their supporters on Thursday when they play host to the Rider Broncs at Jadwin Gymnasium in NCAA basketball action.

Princeton will face the 6-5 Broncs, who own a 4-5 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Tigers are 0-3 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Broncs are 1-4 favoring the OVER.



View Rider vs Princeton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 7-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 299 (Tigers) and the No. 184 (Broncs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-61 result in favor of the Broncs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Princeton's No. 331-rated squad against Rider's No. 243-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Princeton rates No. 169 in the country with 6.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 184 nationally with 6.1 per match.

Defensively, Rider features the nation's No. 179-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.7 points per game. Princeton, meanwhile, comes in at No. 335 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Rider was a 65-52 loser at home against Fairfield. They failed to cover the 4-point spread as favorites. Rider suffered a 65-52 loss against Fairfield on Sunday, getting 10 points from Jonathon Thompson in a losing effort at Alumni Gymnasium.

Princeton was a 63-60 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Fordham. They failed to cover the 9-point spread as favorites. Ian Hummer scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 63-60 to Fordham at Barclays Center on Saturday).


Rider Broncs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Rutgers are 4-0
After playing Fairfield are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Princeton Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Bucknell are 4-2
After playing Fordham are 0-1
After a loss are 7-3

A few Broncs at Tigers trends to consider:
Rider is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Princeton is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
Princeton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Rider at Rutgers, Friday, December 28
Princeton home to Bucknell, Saturday, December 22