Rider Broncs vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 1/30/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

Draddy Gymnasium is the site where the Manhattan Jaspers (8-14) will attempt to beat the Rider Broncs (2-17) on Friday.

The Rider Broncs played Mount St. Mary's and ended up losing by a score of 71-61 in their last contest. Rider finished the contest with a 31.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 63) and knocked down 6 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Broncs made 15 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 8 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Rider allowed their opponent to shoot 52.2% from the floor on 24 of 46 shooting. Mount St. Mary's totaled 11 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In addition, Mount St. Mary's had 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Mount St. Mary's walked away from this one shooting 60.9% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 23 attempts. They converted 9 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Broncs ended up walking away with 16 while Mount St. Mary's racked up 13 personal fouls.

Zion Cruz is someone who came through for the game. He recorded 22 points on 8 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the contest at 34.8% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Rider will play this contest with a win-loss record of 2-17 this season. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rider is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and has 195 assists on the campaign, which is 363rd in college in terms of passing. The Broncs are hitting 26.6% on 3-pointers (81 of 305) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 62.5 points per game (360th in the nation) while connecting on 39.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Broncs have forced 9.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 136th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 conceded on the campaign. The Broncs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.3% (515 of 1,136) and they concede 37.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 235th in the country in PPG allowed (75.6).

For their last game, the Manhattan Jaspers took a loss by a score of 66-57 against Iona. When it comes to how they rebounded, Manhattan allowed Iona to snag 36 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 28.6% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 28 and finished the game at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Jaspers permitted Iona to make 23 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Jaspers went 20 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Manhattan buried 5 out of their 26 tries (19.2%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Iona earned 15 fouls in this game which got the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Jaspers were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest.

Devin Dinkins ended up being a major contributor for the Jaspers for this contest. He accumulated 13 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes in this game. He converted 4 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 30.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Manhattan has a mark of 8-14 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Jaspers are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is 310th in the nation. Manhattan has accumulated 1,649 points for the year (75.0 per game) and they grab 33.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (262nd in college) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per game. The Jaspers have committed 14.5 fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Jaspers on the defensive end are ranked 337th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 81.0. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (325th in Division 1). The Manhattan defense concedes 37.6% on 3-point shots (204 of 542) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 18.5 assists and 39.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 362nd and 352nd in college.

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