Rider Broncs vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 11/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

The Rider Broncs (14-19 last year) are traveling to Jersey Mike’s Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-17 last season).

The Rider Broncs faced Quinnipiac and took a loss by a final of 78-64 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Broncs ended up with 18 while Quinnipiac accumulated 13 fouls. They also buried 5 of their 21 tries from distance. Quinnipiac finished the game at 76.0% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 25 shots. In addition, Quinnipiac grabbed 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Quinnipiac distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Rider allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Broncs made 7 of 11 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Rider walked away from the game having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and buried 3 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter.

T.J. Weeks Jr. is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 52.9% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 38 mins and totaled 9 rebounds. He racked up 23 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Rider comes into this game after finishing with a record of 14-19 last season. They turned it over 11.2 times per game and as a unit committed 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Rider grabbed 34.3 rebounds per contest and totaled 416 assists last season, which had them ranked 239th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Broncs connected on 31.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (178 of 571) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.0 pts per contest (333rd in D-1) while going 43.0% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Broncs were able to force their opponents into 10.4 turnovers every game and they drew 15.3 personal fouls. They relinquished 35.7% on shots from distance while they were 175th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.8). The Broncs defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (868 of 1,895) and they surrendered 33.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They were 272nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 468 conceded throughout last year.

In their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-89 against USC. The Scarlet Knights collected 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. USC had 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Rutgers made 6 of their 30 attempts (20.0%). Overall, the Scarlet Knights shot 33 out of 77 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Scarlet Knights permitted USC to make 31 of their 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.7% for this game. They shot 43.5% from distance by connecting on 10 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 31 at the free throw line (80.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Rutgers permitted USC to snag 36 overall (9 offensive).

Dylan Harper was important for the Scarlet Knights for the matchup. He totaled 27 points in his 46 mins on the court and had 8 dimes for the contest. He buried 9 of 21 for this game for a rate of 42.9%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Rutgers had a win-loss mark of 15-17 last year. When it comes to offense, the Scarlet Knights shot 44.6% from the floor, which ranked 175th in D-1. Rutgers scored 2,465 points last year (77.0 per game) and they averaged 35.3 boards per game. They dished out assists 12.9 times per contest (238th in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. The Scarlet Knights committed 17.1 personal fouls every game and they shot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense conceded 35.1% on 3-pointers (259 of 737) and opponents knocked down 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 14.6 dimes and 36.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 290th and 302nd in D-1. The Scarlet Knights on defense were ranked 319th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.6. They were able to force 12.3 TO's every game and let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (314th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rider

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