Manhattan vs. Rider prediction: Why Manhattan is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/29/2025]

Rider will face Manhattan in men's college basketball action at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday, commencing at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Manhattan as the most likely winner of the Manhattan vs. Rider game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Manhattan vs. Rider prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between Manhattan and Rider 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Manhattan a 57% chance of beating Rider. Our predicted final score has Manhattan winning 73-72.

According to our model, Rider (+2.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Manhattan vs. Rider odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Manhattan vs. Rider picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: