Monmouth Hawks vs Rider Broncs: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/4/2021

Allen Powell leads the Rider Broncs (5-14) into a matchup with the Monmouth Hawks (10-7) after scoring 25 points in a 78-65 win over Saint Peter's. The Broncs are 4.5-point underdogs in the matchup on Thursday, March 4, 2021, which starts at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN3. The matchup has an over/under set at 156 points.

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ATS Records for Monmouth and Rider

Monmouth Leaders

• Deion Hammond leads the Hawks scoring 17.4 points per game.
• The squad is led in rebounding by Melik Martin's 5.8 rebounds per game and assisting by Samuel Chaput's 3.2 assists per game .
• The 2.4 three-pointers George Papas knocks down per game are a team-high mark for the Hawks.
• The Hawks steals leader is Myles Ruth, who averages 1.7 per game. Nikkei Rutty leads the team averaging 0.9 blocks an outing.

Rider Leaders

• Dwight Murray Jr. leads the Broncs in all things points, rebounds and assists, racking up 14.9 points, grabbing 6.2 rebounds and dishing 4.3 assists per game.
• The 1.5 three-pointers Rodney Henderson Jr. makes per game are a team-high mark for the Broncs.
• Nobody on Rider grabs more steals than Murray (1.1 per game) or blocks more shots than Tyrel Bladen (0.6 per game).

Monmouth vs Rider: Last 4 Meetings

The record between Monmouth and Rider is tied 2-2 over the past four matchups. Neither team has an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head games, with the series tied at 1-1 ATS.

Points Insights

• The Hawks score 77.6 points per contest, only 3.4 more points than the 74.2 the Broncs allow their opponents.
• Monmouth is 7-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall when scoring more than 74.2 points.
• Rider is 1-5 against the spread and 0-7 overall when giving up more than 77.6 points.
• The Broncs score an average of 67.3 points per game, 7.5 fewer points than the 74.8 the Hawks allow to opponents.
• Rider is 5-0 against the spread and 4-2 overall when it scores more than 74.8 points.
• Monmouth's record is 4-7 overall and 4-5 against the spread when it allows more than 67.3 points to its opponents.
• The Hawks have totaled 48 more points than their opponents this season (2.8 per game on average), while the Broncs have been out-scored by 130 total points (6.9 per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Hawks and the Broncs are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (35.5 and 32.9 boards per game, respectively).
• When Monmouth earns the rebounding advantage they are 6-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Rider is 3-7.
• The Hawks and the Broncs grab offensive rebounds at about the same rate (9.4 and 8.6 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Hawks are 3-3 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Broncs are 5-2 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Rebounding has been a sore spot for both teams this year. Monmouth records an average rebounding margin of -2.5 rebounds per game, and Rider averages a margin of -0.7 rebounds.