St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rider Broncs Prediction, 2/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rider Broncs

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026

Location: Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (11-7) are hitting the road to Alumni Gymnasium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Rider Broncs (2-17).

The St. Peter's Peacocks took the court against Merrimack and took a loss by a final of 67-59 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Peacocks ended up with 20 while Merrimack had 19 fouls. They also made 7 of 16 attempts from downtown. Merrimack finished shooting 88.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Merrimack collected 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Merrimack dished out 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, St. Peter's let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the field on 19 out of 47 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 44 with 25 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Peacocks made 17 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 70.8%. St. Peter's ended the game with a 29.7% field goal percentage (19 of 64) and converted 4 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Eric Morgan Jr. is one player who was a contributor for this game. He finished 35.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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St. Peter's will enter this game with a record of 11-7 so far this year. They average 71.4 points per contest (298th in the country) while hitting 40.4% from the floor. The Peacocks are shooting 30.4% on shots from distance (131 of 431) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. Peter's is grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 229 assists for the campaign, which is 348th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 20.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are 25th in D-1 in giving up assists with 225 conceded on the year. Peacocks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.7% (389 of 933) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 33.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 44th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (67.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rider Broncs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-61 when they played Mount St. Mary's. When talking about rebounding, Rider allowed Mount St. Mary's to collect 31 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from distance by going 9 of 21 and ended up shooting 14 out of 23 at the free throw line (60.9%). The Broncs permitted Mount St. Mary's to make 24 of 46 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 52.2% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Broncs ended up going 20 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.7%. When talking about three-point attempts, Rider made 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to bury 15 of those for a clip of 78.9%. Mount St. Mary's was called for 13 fouls in this game which took the Broncs to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Broncs collected 17 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest.

Zion Cruz ended up being a major contributor for the Broncs in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 23 in this game for a field goal rate of 34.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup.

Rider has a mark of 2-17 for the campaign. The Broncs are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 69.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.3 times per contest (360th in college) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per contest. Rider has totaled 1,188 pts on the campaign (62.5 per contest) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Broncs are connecting on 39.2% from the field, which is 361st in the nation.

The Broncs on defense are ranked 237th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 75.6. They are able to force 9.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (263rd in college). The Rider defense surrenders 35.7% from downtown (159 of 446) and their opponents are making 66.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.1 dimes and 37.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 244th and 319th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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