Niagara Purple Eagles (9-8, 4-4 MAAC) at Rider Broncs (7-9, 4-3 MAAC)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rider -5.5; over/under is 129
BOTTOM LINE: Rider faces the Niagara Purple Eagles after Dwight Murray Jr. scored 22 points in Rider's 70-67 win against the Iona Gaels.
The Broncs have gone 3-2 at home. Rider is fourth in the MAAC with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Mervin James averaging 2.5.
The Purple Eagles have gone 4-4 against MAAC opponents. Niagara is 1-1 in one-possession games.
TOP PERFORMERS: Murray is scoring 17.0 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Broncs. James is averaging 12.7 points and seven rebounds over the last 10 games for Rider.
Sam Iorio is averaging 8.2 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Purple Eagles. Noah Thomasson is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Niagara.
LAST 10 GAMES: Broncs: 5-5, averaging 67.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points per game.
Purple Eagles: 6-4, averaging 64.9 points, 26.0 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
