Davidson Wildcats vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (15-11) are hitting the road to Robins Center on Saturday where they will play the Richmond Spiders (19-7).

The Davidson Wildcats played Fordham and earned the victory with a final of 68-53 in their last game. Davidson walked away from the game with a 45.8% FG percentage (22 out of 48) and buried 6 out of their 16 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 18 of 26 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists in this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning defense, Davidson allowed their opponent to shoot 32.7% from the floor on 18 out of 55 shooting. Fordham earned 10 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Fordham pulled down 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Fordham finished the game shooting 64.7% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 17 tries. They also made 6 of 27 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 15 while Fordham accumulated 20 fouls.

Connor Kochera is someone who had an impact in this contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Davidson steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 15-11 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Davidson is collecting 35.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 327 assists this year, which ranks 251st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (203 of 629) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.3 points per contest (257th in Division 1) while going 43.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 46th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (66.5). The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (611 of 1,446) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 142nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 326 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Richmond Spiders got the win with a final of 85-77 when they faced Rhode Island. The Spiders snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 7 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Rhode Island committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 55.6%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Richmond knocked down 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Spiders finished the game shooting 33 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.0%. The Spiders allowed Rhode Island to make 27 of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.8% for the game. They finished the game shooting 47.4% from three-point range by going 9 out of 19 and finished the game at 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Richmond allowed Rhode Island to get 29 in total (9 offensive).

Jordan King ended up having an impact for the Spiders in this matchup. He earned 25 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 7 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Richmond has a win-loss record of 19-7 this season. The Spiders commit 14.2 fouls per game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per contest (165th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 8.3 times per game. Richmond has scored 1,909 points so far this year (73.4 per contest) and they grab 33.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Spiders are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 75th in the nation.

The Spiders on the defensive end are ranked 37th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (12th in D-1). The Richmond defense surrenders 30.8% on 3-point shots (195 of 633) and their opposition makes 72.5% of their foul shots. They concede 11.3 dimes and 37.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 60th and 314th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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