NC State vs Richmond 12/17/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Richmond Spiders (6-4) vs. NC State Wolfpack (7-3)
December 17, 2021 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: NC State Wolfpack +2.5 / Richmond Spiders -2.5; Over/Under: +139
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The Richmond Spiders and the NC State Wolfpack meet in college basketball action from the Spectrum Center on Friday night.
The Richmond Spiders come into this game on a three-game winning streak after a 72-69 win over Toledo in their last game. Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding with 18.4 PPG and 6.6 RPG while Grant Golden has 15.5 PPG and 5.7 RPG with 3.9 APG as well on the year. Jacob Gilyard has 12 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Richmond so far this season. As a team, Richmond is averaging 74.5 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 38.2% from three and 63% from the foul line while allowing 71.7 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field and 36.4% from three this season.
The NC State Wolfpack will attempt to bounce back from an 82-72 OT loss to Purdue in their last game. Dereon Seabron leads the Wolfpack by averaging a double-double per game with team-highs of 19.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.8 APG and 2.2 SPG while Jericole Hellems has 14.7 PPG and 4.1 RPG. Terquavion Smith has 12 PPG while Cam Hayes and Casey Morsell each have 11+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for NC State so far this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 77.6 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 72.7% from the foul line while allowing 72.4 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 31.8% from three this season.
Richmond is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following an ATS loss while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 games following a win. NC State is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games.
I get the case that could be made for the under as this could be a game that finishes around the high-60s or low 70s on both sides, but Both teams have excelled in scoring on a neutral floor and I think this is shaping up to be a game that just scrapes over the number, maybe something along the lines of 72-70, but either way, give me the over here.
