Canisius Golden Griffins (6-18, 4-11 MAAC) at Rider Broncs (14-9, 11-3 MAAC)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rider -7; over/under is 140.5
BOTTOM LINE: Canisius visits the Rider Broncs after TJ Gadsden scored 31 points in Canisius' 85-65 win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats.
The Broncs have gone 7-2 at home. Rider is 6-2 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Golden Griffins are 4-11 in MAAC play. Canisius allows 74.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.0 points per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dwight Murray Jr. is averaging 16.1 points and 3.2 assists for the Broncs. Mervin James is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games for Rider.
Jordan Henderson is scoring 13.9 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Golden Griffins. Tahj Staveskie is averaging 11.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 36.5% over the past 10 games for Canisius.
LAST 10 GAMES: Broncs: 8-2, averaging 68.1 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.9 points per game.
Golden Griffins: 3-7, averaging 68.9 points, 29.5 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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