Davidson Wildcats vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs VCU Rams

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (14-2) are hitting the road to Stuart C. Siegel Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the VCU Rams (10-5).

The Davidson Wildcats played Richmond and notched a win by a score of 87-84 in their last contest. Davidson finished with a 53.6% FG percentage (30 out of 56) and converted 13 of their 27 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 14 of 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 18 assists for the contest while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defense, Davidson allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. Richmond dished out 11 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Richmond had 19 rebounds (6 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Richmond ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 20 attempts. They also buried 12 out of their 32 shots from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats finished with 12 while Richmond totaled 16 fouls.

Michael Jones is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played for 31 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away with 29 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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Davidson enters this contest with a mark of 14-2 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Davidson is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 265 dimes so far this season, which is 43rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 41.9% on shots from distance (161 of 384) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 78.8 pts per game (39th in college basketball) while connecting on 50.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats have forced 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are conceding 34.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 134th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.8). The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (377 of 892) and they surrender 30.7 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 159th in college basketball in giving up assists with 192 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the VCU Rams took a loss by a score of 73-53 when they faced St. Bonaventure. The Rams recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. St. Bonaventure was called for 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Rams to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, VCU made 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished shooting 20 for 52 from the floor which had them at 38.5%. The Rams permitted St. Bonaventure to convert 22 of 51 tries from the field which left them shooting 43.1% for this game. They went 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 21 and ended up going 23 of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, VCU permitted St. Bonaventure to get 30 in all (6 offensive).

Vince Williams ended up having an impact for the Rams in this contest. He knocked down 4 out of 5 in the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the game.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 10-5 so far this year. The Rams are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per game (162nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. VCU has accumulated 941 pts this season (62.7 per game) and they average 33.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Rams are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which ranks them 246th in college basketball.

The VCU defense surrenders 25.0% on three-point shots (70 of 280) and opponents are knocking down 70.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.7 dimes and 36.2 boards per contest, which ranks 55th and 262nd in college hoops. The Rams on defense are ranked 9th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 58.1. They are able to force 17.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.5% from the floor (9th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VCU

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