Rider is a poor road team especially when stepping up failing to cover nine of the last 12 times versus home teams that are above .500.

Fairfield has covered the last four in the series, including beating Rider on the road, 76-67, on Dec. 1.

Fairfield leads the conference in two-point field goal accuracy and has allowed an average of 61 points during its last four games. This is a step up defensively for Rider.