Rider vs. VCU prediction: Virginia Commonwealth favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/22/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Monday at 7:00 PM ET as Rider looks to defy the odds against VCU in men's college basketball action at Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Virginia Commonwealth as the most likely winner of the Rider vs. VCU game.

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Monday's NCAA basketball game between Rider and VCU 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Virginia Commonwealth a 99% chance of defeating Rider. Our predicted final score has Virginia Commonwealth winning 89-59.

According to our model, Rider (+31.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Rider vs. VCU 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.

Rider vs. VCU picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: