Richmond Spiders vs Providence Friars Prediction, 3/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Richmond (+3)

The Richmond Spiders (24-12) are on their way to KeyBank Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Providence Friars (26-5). Providence opens as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 133.5.

The Richmond Spiders played Iowa and took home the win by a score of 67-63 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spiders ended up with 14 while Iowa recorded 18 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. Iowa finished 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 12 attempts. In addition, Iowa collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Iowa totaled 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 24 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned a total of 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Spiders buried 14 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Richmond ended the game with a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 of 57) and knocked down 5 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Jacob Gilyard is one guy who played a role for this game. He racked up 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and totaled 6 assists.

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Richmond heads into this matchup with a mark of 24-12 this year. They cough up possession 9.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 13.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Richmond is snagging 32.4 boards per game and is sitting with 527 assists for the season, which ranks 23rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Spiders are shooting 33.6% on three-point attempts (289 of 859) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.6 points per contest (159th in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Spiders have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 149th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.1). The Spiders defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (923 of 2,093) and they surrender 35.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 306th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 452 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars went home victorious with a score of 66-57 when they played South Dakota State. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Providence allowed South Dakota State to grab 29 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 23 and ended up shooting 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Friars permitted South Dakota State to convert 22 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.6% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Friars finished the game shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which had them at 39.3%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Providence buried 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. South Dakota State earned 11 fouls in this contest which got the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Friars corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game.

Aljami Durham ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for the contest. He earned 13 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in the game. He made 5 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 26-5 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Friars are shooting 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 212th in college hoops. Providence has accounted for 2,220 pts for the campaign (71.6 per contest) and they grab 37.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.2 times per game (163rd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per game. The Friars have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they go 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Providence defense allows 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 670) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.4 assists and 34.4 boards per game, ranking them 80th and 162nd in D-1. The Friars on the defensive end are ranked 104th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (52nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence (-3)

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