Buffalo Bulls vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (1-9) are headed to Robins Center on Thursday where they will meet the Richmond Spiders (6-5).

The Buffalo Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against Western Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 82-65 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 17 and Western Kentucky racked up 14 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 25 tries from 3-point range. Western Kentucky ended up going 62.1% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 29 attempts. Additionally, Western Kentucky had 42 rebounds (14 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Western Kentucky earned 20 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, Buffalo let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 29 out of 66 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 8 of their 10 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Buffalo walked away from the contest with a 36.6% field goal percentage (26 of 71) and converted 5 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Sy Chatman is a guy who was important for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 45.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 11 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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Buffalo enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-9 so far this season. They cough up possession 17.5 times per game and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Buffalo is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per contest and has 118 assists for the campaign, which is 311th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 25.8% from downtown (62 of 240) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They average 67.8 points per outing (314th in the country) on 41.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 323rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 172 relinquished this year. The Bulls are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 49.1% (305 of 621) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 37.1% on three-point shots while they are 352nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (81.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Richmond Spiders got the victory with a final of 64-56 when they faced Charlotte. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Richmond permitted Charlotte to get 38 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 35 and finished the contest at 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Spiders allowed Charlotte to make 19 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.5% for this game. When all was said and done, the Spiders shot 24 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 41.4%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Richmond buried 3 of their 17 tries (17.6%). They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 65.0%. Charlotte committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also gave up possession 5 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Spiders were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest.

Jordan King ended up being a factor for the Spiders in this game. He knocked down 5 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spiders are connecting on 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 41st in the country. Richmond has totaled 844 points so far this season (76.7 per game) and they pull in 32.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per contest (208th in the country) and they are turning it over 7.8 times per game. The Spiders are committing 14.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense allows 31.6% on shots from distance (87 of 275) and opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.0 assists and 38.1 rebounds every game, ranking them 130th and 311th in college basketball. The Spiders are ranked 121st in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (86th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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