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Nov 15, 6:00 AM | Alumni Gymnasium

Drexel Dragons vs Rider Broncs Odds

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Drexel pays a visit to Rider on Tuesday, hoping to send the Broncs to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Alumni Gymnasium.

This season, the Broncs are 0-2 overall and 1-0 ATS ATS, while the Dragons are 0-0 and 0-0 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Rider boasts a 1-0 on the OU, and Drexel is 0-0.



View Drexel vs Rider Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Broncs as 1.5-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Broncs - Dragons odds would favor the Dragons if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Rider is rated No. 96 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Drexel is at No. 48. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 38-21 win for the Dragons.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Rider's No. 204 nationally ranked offense (67.5 points per game) against a Dragons defense that sits as the No. 1 at 0 PPG. The Broncs have been averaging 45.5% from the field, more than the Dragons have managed so far this season (0% on average).

Defensively, Drexel features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Rider, meanwhile, comes in at No. 239 nationally in scoring at home.

Drexel lost its last outing, a 62-60 result against Virginia Commonwealth on March 5. They covered in that game as a 5-point underdog. The Dragons got 20 points from Chris Fouch, but it was Virginia Commonwealth that prevailed in a 62-60 final on Saturday at Richmond Coliseum.

Rider was an 86-78 loser in its last match on the road against Pittsburgh. They covered the 22.5–point spread as underdogs. The Broncs got 20 points from Anthony Myles, but it was Pittsburgh that prevailed in an 86-78 final on Sunday at Petersen Events Center.


Drexel Dragons Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
After playing Virginia Commonwealth are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

Rider Broncs Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Pennsylvania are 2-0
After playing Pittsburgh are 1-0
After a loss are 6-4




Next up:
Drexel home to Norfolk State, Friday, November 18
Rider home to Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 17

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