Richmond Spiders vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: USA Net

Capital One Arena is the location where the Davidson Wildcats (16-15) will meet the Richmond Spiders (10-21) on Wednesday.

The Richmond Spiders took the court against George Mason and went home with a loss by a final score of 64-60 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Spiders finished with 17 while George Mason finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 26 tries from distance. George Mason finished the game shooting 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 22 tries. Additionally, George Mason totaled 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. George Mason dished out 9 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 20 of 50 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Spiders knocked down 11 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Richmond finished the contest with a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 of 51) and converted 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

B. Artis White is one guy who had an impact for this game. He finished the game at 54.5% from the field and earned 4 assists. He played for 40 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Richmond steps onto the court with a record of 10-21 for the campaign. They are averaging 66.8 points per contest (334th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.7% from the floor. The Spiders are connecting on 31.1% on 3-pointers (241 of 775) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Richmond is grabbing 31.1 boards per contest and has racked up 360 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 327th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Spiders are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 188th in D-1 in opponents PPG (72.0). The Spiders defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (747 of 1,729) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 90th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 383 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Davidson Wildcats took a loss by a score of 64-61 when they played St. Bonaventure. The Wildcats pulled down 24 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. St. Bonaventure committed 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Davidson made 7 of 26 attempts (26.9%). Overall, the Wildcats shot 23 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.4%. The Wildcats permitted St. Bonaventure to knock down 24 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 20.8% from distance by going 5 of 24 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). When it comes to rebounding, Davidson permitted St. Bonaventure to collect 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Connor Kochera ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He tallied 25 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 69.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Davidson has a mark of 16-15 this year. The Wildcats have committed 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (92nd in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. Davidson has totaled 2,249 pts on the campaign (72.5 per game) and they collect 33.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is ranked 145th in college hoops.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 136th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (232nd in D-1). The Davidson defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (249 of 714) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their foul shots. They allow 12.6 assists and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 132nd and 160th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Richmond

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