VCU Rams vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: CBSSN

Robins Center is where the Richmond Spiders (13-7) will attempt to beat the VCU Rams (12-6) on Saturday.

The VCU Rams faced off with Davidson and notched a win by a score of 70-68 in their last contest. VCU ended the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and made 7 out of their 14 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 9 of 18 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 22 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to the defense, VCU allowed the other team to shoot 43.2% from the field on 19 out of 44 shooting. Davidson distributed 7 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Davidson pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Davidson finished the contest at 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of 33 attempts. They also made 3 of 14 shots from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Rams finished with 26 while Davidson recorded 18 fouls.

Adrian Baldwin is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He notched 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 40 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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VCU enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-6 on the campaign. They average 63.4 pts per contest (331st in the country) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Rams are hitting 34.1% on shots from distance (106 of 311) and 65.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, VCU is pulling down 31.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 245 dimes for the campaign, which is 196th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 18.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are surrendering 26.1% on shots from downtown and they are 10th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (58.7). The Rams defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.0% (357 of 939) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 46th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 189 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 70-63 against Rhode Island. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Richmond permitted Rhode Island to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Spiders allowed Rhode Island to make 24 out of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.0% in the matchup. In all, the Spiders finished 23 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Richmond made 7 of their 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 85.0%. Rhode Island was called for 18 fouls for the game which got the Spiders to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Spiders were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this contest.

Jacob Gilyard was important for the Spiders in the game. He racked up 15 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes in this matchup. He buried 3 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 27.3%, and added 1 rebound.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 13-7 so far this season. The Spiders commit 14.0 personal fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.1 times per contest (38th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.4 times per game. Richmond has 1,482 points on the year (74.1 per contest) and they grab 32.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spiders are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is 138th in the country.

The Richmond defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-point attempts (153 of 428) and their opposition knocks down 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.1 dimes and 36.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 219th and 284th in D-1. The Spiders are ranked 224th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the floor (274th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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