Richmond Spiders vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (9-5) are en route to Chaifetz Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Saint Louis Billikens (8-4).

The Richmond Spiders played Saint Joseph's and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Spiders ended up with 15 and Saint Joseph's recorded 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 22 attempts from downtown. Saint Joseph's finished the game at 68.4% from the free throw line by making 13 of 19 tries. In addition, Saint Joseph's grabbed 48 rebounds (6 offensive, 42 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Saint Joseph's dished out 12 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Richmond allowed the other team to go 51.7% from the field on 31 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Spiders made 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Richmond finished the game having earned a 27.8% FG percentage (20 of 72) and converted 6 of 33 3-point attempts.

Tyler Burton is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 11 points on 3 out of 10 shooting. He played 31 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 30.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Richmond heads into this game with a win-loss record of 9-5 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Richmond is collecting 32.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 233 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Spiders are shooting 35.0% on 3-point shots (130 of 371) and 68.2% from the free throw line. They average 73.7 points per contest (148th in D-1) on 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spiders have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 14.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 226th in the nation in PPG allowed (70.4). The Spiders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (368 of 826) and they surrender 36.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 257th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 170 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Saint Louis Billikens took a loss by a score of 74-70 against Auburn. The Billikens snagged 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Auburn was called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Billikens to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Saint Louis buried 4 out of 17 tries (23.5%). Overall, the Billikens finished 25 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 41.7%. The Billikens permitted Auburn to convert 28 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them at 46.7% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 39.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Saint Louis allowed Auburn to grab 21 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Terrence Hargrove ended up being a factor for the Billikens in the matchup. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 7 out of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a record of 8-4 this season. The Billikens are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per contest (95th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Saint Louis has 985 pts on the campaign (82.1 per contest) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Billikens are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 56th in the country.

The Billikens defensively are ranked 179th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (208th in the country). The Saint Louis defense allows 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (76 of 241) and their opponents are converting on 67.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.7 dimes and 31.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 123rd and 59th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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