Rider at Niagara

Rider and Niagara will face-off in the conference opener for both teams. Rider has won back-to back games and has been very efficient on offense, as they have posted 80+ points in four of their last six games. Jason and Ryan Thompson has been a lethal combo for Rider, both offensively and off the boards. Combined they have scored 34.5 points per game and are pulling down 20 rebounds per game. Rider is hitting on over 42% from the arc, and Niagara has not been playing much defense. Niagara has their own trio of scorers, but the problem has been on the defensive end as Liberty shot 61.7% from the floor in their last game. Rider can score, and against a team that simply doesn't make a commitment to the defensive end we will ride them for the outright win.