The Rider Broncs (1-3) and No. 2 Houston Cougars (4-0) meet Thursday at Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (TNT / truTV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Rider vs. Houston odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

This is the first-ever meeting between Rider and Houston on the college hardwood.

Rider enters the game 1-3 in the first 4 outings, and it was punished 99-65 at Texas on Tuesday as a 30-point underdog as the Over (145.5) cashed. G Flash Burton was the only player in double digits, finishing with 16 points and a pair of 3-pointers against the Longhorns . Burton leads the team with 14.0 points per game (PPG).

In 3 road losses to Texas, the Rutgers Scarle

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