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Rider faces VCU on 7-game slide

Rider Broncs (1-9, 0-2 MAAC) at VCU Rams (8-4)

Richmond, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rider aims to break its seven-game skid with a win against VCU.

The Rams have gone 6-1 in home games. VCU is 2-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.0 turnovers per game.

The Broncs are 0-7 on the road. Rider has a 0-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

VCU averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.7 more made shots than the 7.8 per game Rider gives up. Rider averages 4.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.6 fewer made shots on average than the 6.8 per game VCU allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Terrence Hill Jr. is scoring 13.2 points per game with 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Rams. Lazar Djokovic is averaging 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 51.5% over the past 10 games.

Zion Cruz is averaging 10.8 points for the Broncs. Aasim Burton is averaging 10.8 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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