Manhattan Jaspers vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Rider Broncs

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (1-10) are hosting the Manhattan Jaspers (5-8) at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday.

The Manhattan Jaspers took the court against Presbyterian and took home the win by a score of 87-81 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Jaspers left the arena with 12 while Presbyterian accounted for 17 fouls. They made 8 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Presbyterian ended up going 81.8% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 11 tries. Moreover, Presbyterian totaled 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Presbyterian earned 23 assists and had 3 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Manhattan allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 32 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes in this matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jaspers converted 14 of 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Manhattan finished with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and made 9 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Devin Dinkins is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and totaled 1 board. He racked up 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Manhattan comes into this game with a mark of 5-8 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 14.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Manhattan is pulling down 33.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 180 assists for the season, which is 198th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Jaspers are hitting 34.9% on shots from downtown (102 of 292) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.2 points per outing (172nd in the nation) while shooting 43.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Jaspers are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 fouls. They give up 36.8% from 3-point land and they are 339th in college in opponents points per game (83.4). The Jaspers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.2% (411 of 871) and they concede 40.3 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 353rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 236 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Rider Broncs took a defeat with a final score of 100-79 when they faced VCU. In regard to attacking the glass, Rider allowed VCU to grab 33 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 47.8% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Broncs allowed VCU to knock down 36 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Broncs shot 29 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Rider converted 3 of 12 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 72.0%. VCU had 19 fouls in the game which got the Broncs to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Broncs were able to pull down 16 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

Shemani Fuller ended up being important for the Broncs for the contest. He earned 15 points in his 22 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He made 6 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Rider has a win-loss mark of 1-10 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Broncs are hitting on 37.5% from the floor, which ranks them 362nd in the nation. Rider has 665 points on the campaign (60.5 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 8.6 times per contest (364th in the country) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. The Broncs are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rider defense concedes 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (89 of 263) and their opposition makes 66.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.8 assists and 37.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 276th and 304th in the country. The Broncs on the defensive end are ranked 245th in the country in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (259th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rider

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