Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Rider Broncs

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Rider Broncs (2-14) are welcoming the Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-13) at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers faced off with Siena and notched a win by a score of 86-80 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pioneers ended up finishing with 13 and Siena totaled 12 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 29 shots from three-point range. Siena finished shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 10 tries. Moreover, Siena collected 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Siena dished out 21 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Sacred Heart allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 32 out of 71 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in this game while forcing 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pioneers made 13 of 13 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Sacred Heart wrapped up the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (29 of 70) and converted 15 of 35 shots from downtown.

Anquan Hill is a guy who played a role for the game. He walked away with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Sacred Heart will play this contest with a mark of 6-13 this year. They are averaging 74.5 pts per contest (240th in D-1) while hitting 42.6% from the field. The Pioneers are connecting on 35.2% on shots from downtown (201 of 571) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacred Heart is grabbing 35.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 278 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 86th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pioneers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 267th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.9). The Pioneers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (519 of 1,120) and they concede 34.5 boards per game as a team. They are 357th in the nation in allowing assists with 319 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Rider Broncs got the victory with a final of 72-68 when they faced Iona. In reference to attacking the glass, Rider allowed Iona to snag 23 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.1% from three-point range by going 13 out of 35 and ended up going 5 out of 12 at the charity stripe (41.7%). The Broncs permitted Iona to convert 25 out of 61 tries from the floor which had them at 41.0% in this game. In all, the Broncs ended up going 24 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Rider converted 4 of 10 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. Iona committed 22 fouls for the contest which got the Broncs to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. The Broncs recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest.

Zion Cruz was important for the Broncs in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound. He earned 13 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Rider has a win-loss record of 2-14 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Broncs are hitting on 39.1% from the field, which is ranked 361st in college. Rider has accumulated 984 pts on the season (61.5 per contest) and they pull in 37.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 9.8 times per game (364th in the country) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Broncs are committing 16.8 fouls every game and they connect on 69.3% from the free throw line.

The Broncs on defense are ranked 208th in college in PPG given up with 74.4. They are able to force 8.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (200th in D-1). The Rider defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (131 of 380) and their opponents are connecting on 68.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 37.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 235th and 322nd in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rider

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