George Washington Colonials vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Washington Colonials vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is the site where the Richmond Spiders (13-5) will take on the George Washington Colonials (14-4) on Wednesday.

The George Washington Colonials faced off with UMass and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-67 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Colonials walked away with 14 while UMass had 17 fouls. They made 8 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. UMass ended up going 63.6% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 11 tries. Furthermore, UMass snagged 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UMass recorded 22 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, George Washington let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the floor on 33 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Colonials converted 16 of 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. George Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 36.2% FG percentage (21 of 58) and buried 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Garrett Johnson is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 30 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He totaled 16 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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George Washington will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-4 on the year. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.1 fouls per game. As a team, George Washington is grabbing 39.4 boards per game and is sitting with 243 assists this year, which has them ranked 214th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Colonials are shooting 38.7% on shots from downtown (168 of 434) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 81.8 points per contest (32nd in college hoops) on 46.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Colonials are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 223rd in the nation in allowing assists with 249 surrendered this season. The Colonials are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (510 of 1,279) and they relinquish 38.8 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 279th in college basketball in opponents PPG (75.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Richmond Spiders got the win with a final of 69-64 against Davidson. The Spiders were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Davidson earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.5%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Richmond made 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Spiders shot 24 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Spiders allowed Davidson to bury 24 out of their 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 37.5% in this contest. They shot 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Richmond allowed Davidson to collect 36 overall (6 offensive).

Jordan King ended up being a major contributor for the Spiders for this game. He made 8 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and added 2 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for this game.

Richmond has a mark of 13-5 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spiders are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 90th in the nation. Richmond has 1,307 points for the season (72.6 per game) and they pull in 34.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (184th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.6 times per game. The Spiders commit 13.7 fouls per game and they go 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Spiders defensively are ranked 29th in college hoops in PPG given up with 64.4. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (25th in D-1). The Richmond defense surrenders 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 438) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.6 assists and 37.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 85th and 293rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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