Richmond Spiders vs VCU Rams Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN

Stuart C. Siegel Center is the site where the VCU Rams (13-8) will go up against the Richmond Spiders (16-5) on Saturday.

The Richmond Spiders faced off with Fordham and took home the win by a score of 83-69 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Spiders ended up with 16 while Fordham recorded 15 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Fordham went 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, Fordham pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Fordham dished out 11 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Pertaining to the defense, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 24 with 0 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spiders buried 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Richmond wrapped up the contest having earned a 58.5% FG percentage (31 of 53) and converted 8 out of their 14 3-pointers.

Jordan King is someone who was a factor in this game. He finished 80.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Richmond will take the court with a win-loss mark of 16-5 on the campaign. They average 73.4 points per game (211th in D-1) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Spiders are shooting 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (164 of 444) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Richmond is collecting 34.2 boards per contest and has tallied 274 dimes for the campaign, which is 201st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 8.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 13.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Spiders are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 30.0% on 3-pointers while they are 35th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (65.1). The Spiders defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (491 of 1,251) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 57th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 232 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the VCU Rams went home defeated by a final of 67-62 when they faced St. Bonaventure. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, VCU allowed St. Bonaventure to get 39 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They went 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 23 at the charity stripe (87.0%). The Rams allowed St. Bonaventure to knock down 21 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them at 35.6% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished shooting 21 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. In reference to shooting from distance, VCU knocked down 11 of their 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. St. Bonaventure was called for 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Rams were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this contest.

Max Shulga ended up being a factor for the Rams in the matchup. He racked up 25 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 assists for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 13-8 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Rams are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which is ranked 168th in the country. VCU has 1,528 points on the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they collect 35.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (134th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Rams commit 16.8 fouls per game and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (23rd in college hoops). The VCU defense allows 28.8% on 3-pointers (120 of 416) and their opposition knocks down 74.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 9.8 dimes and 33.4 boards every game, which is 10th and 103rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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