The 2022 MAAC Tournament will begin with a battle between the Rider Broncs and the Manhattan Jaspers at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The Broncos are 12-18 overall and 8-12 in MAAC play, while Manhattan is 15-14 overall and 8-12 in the conference. The winners will have a daunting matchup against the No. 1-seeded Iona Gaels on Wednesday.
The Jaspers have won and covered the spread in two of the last three head-to-head matchups. However, the Broncos are still favored by one point in the latest Rider vs. Manhattan odds and the over-under is 137.5. Before making any Manhattan vs. Rider picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Rider vs. Manhattan. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Manhattan vs. Rider:
- Rider vs. Manhattan spread: Rider -1
- Rider vs. Manhattan over-under: 137.5 points
What you need to know about Rider
Rider closed out its regular season on a high note on Saturday, beating Monmouth 74-65 at home. Mervin James had a big night, scoring 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the floor while grabbing seven rebounds. The North Alabama transfer in his first season at Rider is averaging 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
James had 15 points and nine rebounds in an overtime loss to Manhattan on Feb. 20 and also had 16 points and nine rebounds in a win over Manhattan on Feb. 8. Expect the third-year forward to play a critical role if Rider is going to advance in the 2022 MAAC Tournament on Tuesday.
What you need to know about Manhattan
The Jaspers also closed out their regular season in style with an upset win over Iona last Thursday. Jose Perez played all 40 minutes in the victory and finished with 27 points, six assists and four rebounds. Defensively, Manhattan forced Iona into 15 turnovers and only allowed the Gaels to shoot 4-for-17 from the 3-point line.
Perez is a 6-foot-5 guard who also played at Gardner-Webb and Marquette and he's carving out a name for himself in his first year on campus. He's averaging 18.8 points, 4.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game and he's averaging 24.5 points and 5.5 assists in two games against Rider this season.
How to make Manhattan vs. Rider picks
The model is leaning over on the total and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Rider vs. Manhattan? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.
