Richmond vs Toledo 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Toledo Rockets (7-2) vs. Richmond Spiders (5-4)
December 11, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Richmond Spiders -9.5 / Toledo Rockets +9.5; Over/Under: +150
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The Toledo Rockets and the Richmond Spiders meet in college basketball action from the Robins Center on Saturday evening.
The Toledo Rockets come into this game looking to build on a 67-65 win over Bradley in their last game. Ryan Rollins leads the Rockets in scoring with 20.9 PPG along with 4.8 RPG and 3.2 APG while JT Shumate has 14.3 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Rockets on the glass. Setric Millner Jr. has 13.9 PPG with 6.2 RPG and RayJ Dennis has 11.1 PPG with 5.9 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Rockets in assists and round out the group of double-digit scorers for Toledo so far this season. As a team, Toledo is averaging 77.2 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 76.4% from the foul line while allowing 68.8 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field and 30.2% from three this season.
The Richmond Spiders will look to build on back-to-back road wins after a 60-52 win over Northern Iowa last time out. Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding with 18.6 PPG and 6.3 RPG while Grant Golden has 16.4 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 4 APG and Jacob Gilyard has 11.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 5.3 APG to lead the Spiders in the assist department while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Richmond up to this point in the season. As a team, Richmond is averaging 74.8 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three and 62.5% from the foul line while allowing 72 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field and 35.2% from three this season.
Toledo is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games. Richmond is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
This line feels a bit strange to me. I get that Richmond is probably the more battle tested team here, but the Rockets shoot the ball well and have the offense to keep themselves in this game. I think the Spiders likely win this one, but not by double-digits. Give me Toledo and the points here.
