Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 12/30/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is the site where the Richmond Spiders (9-4) will try to beat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-5) on Thursday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Bradley and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-73 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 25 while Bradley recorded 14 personal fouls. They made 3 of 11 shots from three-point range. Bradley went 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 25 attempts. Moreover, Bradley snagged 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bradley earned 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Saint Joseph's allowed 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks made 5 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Saint Joseph's finished the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (30 out of 67) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Taylor Funk is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also snagged 9 boards. He ended up going 53.8% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Saint Joseph's steps onto the hardwood with a record of 6-5 on the campaign. They average 71.0 points per outing (207th in college hoops) on 42.7% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 32.7% from downtown (98 of 300) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is pulling down 38.5 boards per game and has totaled 157 dimes on the campaign, which is 187th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.1 fouls. They are ranked 82nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 126 relinquished this season. The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (286 of 672) and they concede 35.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 227th in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Richmond Spiders got the victory with a final of 81-50 against Bucknell. In the matter of rebounds, Richmond permitted Bucknell to snag 25 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They went 31.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 19 and ended up going 2 of 2 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Spiders allowed Bucknell to convert 21 out of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.2% in this matchup. Overall, the Spiders ended up going 34 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 53.1%. Concerning shots from downtown, Richmond converted 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to bury 4 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Bucknell earned 7 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 6 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 14 steals in the game. The Spiders snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

Grant Golden ended up being a factor for the Spiders in the game. He recorded 22 points in his 28 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 10 out of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 83.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

Richmond has a record of 9-4 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spiders are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 68th in college basketball. Richmond has scored 976 points on the season (75.1 per game) and they snag 31.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per contest (25th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Spiders have committed 14.1 fouls per game and they shoot 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Spiders defensively are ranked 208th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (260th in college hoops). The Richmond defense allows 34.2% on 3-point shots (95 of 278) and their opponents are connecting on 68.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.2 assists and 35.7 rebounds per game, ranking them 160th and 225th in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Richmond and under the total points

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