Richmond vs Rhode Island 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Rhode Island Rams (15-15) vs. Richmond Spiders (19-12)
March 10, 2022 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Richmond Spiders -4 / Rhode Island Rams +4; Over/Under: +135
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The Rhode Island Rams and the Richmond Spiders meet in college basketball action from the Capital One Arena on Thursday night.
The Rhode Island Rams come into the conference tournament as the #11 seed, finishing the year at 15-15 overall including a 5-12 mark in A-10 conference play. Makhel Mitchell leads the Rams in scoring with 10.8 PPG along with 5.6 RPG while Jeremy Sheppard has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead URI in assists and Makhi Mitchell also has 10 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass and also make up the group of double-digit scorers for URI so far this season. As a team, Rhode Island is averaging 67 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 62.4% from the foul line while allowing 64.6 PPG on 38.9% shooting from the field and 32.6% from three this season.
The Richmond Spiders enter the conference tournament as the #6 seed, finishing the year at 19-12 on the year including a 10-8 mark in A-10 conference play this season. Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding with 16.5 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Grant Golden has 14.4 PPG with 6.3 RPG and 2.9 APG. Jacob Gilyard has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 5.6 APG to lead the Spiders in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Richmond up to this point in the year. As a team, Richmond is averaging 72.2 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 71.8% from the foul line while allowing 69.1 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field and 35.1% from three this season.
Rhode Island is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 neutral site games as an underdog. Richmond is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games as a favorite while the under is 9-1 in their last 10 games as a favorite.
I get the case to be made for Rhode Island getting points here, but the Rams are not a good basketball team this season and I’m admitting that I’ve known that for some time. I’ve bashed Richmond at times for not living up to expectations, despite coming into the year with a loaded and talent-laden roster, but the Spiders are starting to pick it up down the stretch and I think they add to that with a win and cover in this one.
