Monmouth vs Rider Pick: Thursday, March 3rd

Monmouth vs Rider Pick: Thursday, March 3rd: Monmouth is coming off losing back-to-back games at Iona on Feb 19th and 20th. Afterward, Iona had a positive Covid case, and Monmouth had to shut down due to precautionary reasons, canceling their final two games at home against Fairfield. Monmouth has three players averaging double-digit points, led by senior Deion Hammond, who averages 17.4 points per game. They score 77.6 points per game, hit 42.7% from the field, a healthy 37.1% from three, and 71% from the stripe.

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Rider snapped a four-game losing streak with a 78-65 win at St Peter’s on Saturday night. Allen Powell had a career-high 25 points and went 7/8 from three. He is averaging just 7.9 points per game on the season. Dwight Murray Jr. had 17 points and seven rebounds for Rider. He is the only Bronc averaging double digits at 14.9. Rider averages 67.3 points per game, hit 42.6% from the field, 34.3% from three, and 74.8% from the stripe.