Who's Playing

Monmouth @ Rider

Current Records: Monmouth 0-7; Rider 1-4

What to Know

The Monmouth Hawks and the Rider Broncs will face off in an MAAC clash at 8 p.m. ET Nov. 30 at Alumni Gymnasium. The teams split their matchups last year, with Rider winning the first 74-65 at home and the Hawks taking the second 72-68.

Monmouth was close but no cigar on Sunday as they fell 80-76 to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

As for Rider, it looks like they got the smaller half of the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner. They suffered a grim 76-46 defeat to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last week. Forward Mervin James just could not get things rolling his way, playing for 27 minutes but putting up just five points on 2-for-14 shooting.

Monmouth is expected to lose this next one by 8.5. Those who got lucky with them against the spread on Sunday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the squad has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

The losses put Monmouth at 0-7 and the Broncs at 1-4. Two offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Hawks are 352nd worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 60.4 on average. Rider has experienced some struggles of their own as they have only been able to knock down 40.80% percent of their shots, which is the 40th lowest field goal percentage in college basketball. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Alumni Gymnasium -- Lawrenceville, New Jersey
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Broncs are a big 8.5-point favorite against the Hawks, 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 9.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Monmouth have won eight out of their last 16 games against Rider.

  • Mar 11, 2022 - Monmouth 72 vs. Rider 68
  • Mar 05, 2022 - Rider 74 vs. Monmouth 65
  • Feb 18, 2022 - Monmouth 60 vs. Rider 58
  • Mar 05, 2021 - Monmouth 65 vs. Rider 62
  • Mar 04, 2021 - Monmouth 77 vs. Rider 74
  • Feb 28, 2020 - Rider 79 vs. Monmouth 67
  • Feb 02, 2020 - Monmouth 90 vs. Rider 84
  • Feb 15, 2019 - Rider 81 vs. Monmouth 72
  • Feb 02, 2019 - Monmouth 75 vs. Rider 71
  • Feb 22, 2018 - Rider 0 vs. Monmouth 0
  • Jan 29, 2018 - Monmouth 0 vs. Rider 0
  • Feb 06, 2017 - Monmouth 74 vs. Rider 69
  • Dec 31, 2016 - Rider 0 vs. Monmouth 0
  • Mar 04, 2016 - Monmouth 59 vs. Rider 48
  • Feb 26, 2016 - Rider 0 vs. Monmouth 0
  • Feb 12, 2016 - Monmouth 0 vs. Rider 0