Richmond Spiders vs. VCU Rams Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 18 (2/18): NCAAB

Richmond Spiders vs. VCU Rams Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 18 (2/18): NCAAB

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Odds
Time 11:00 p.m. EST
UR money line +165
UR spread +4.5
VCU money line -200
VCU spread -4.5
Over / under 139.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Richmond VCU
Record 17-9 17-7
Road / home record 8-3 8-4
Streak W1 W4
Points per game 73.5 64.7
Points allowed per game 70.3 68.6
Rebounds per game 33.1 32.3
Rebounds allowed per game    
Over / under record 14-11 12-13

 
Preview

The Richmond Spiders will cross-town and take on the VCU Rams at the Siegel Center for another edition of the Cap City Classic this Friday night. VCU won the first meeting at the Robins Center earlier this month in dramatic fashion.

 

Richmond Spiders

The Spiders are 4-1 this month, with three of those four wins coming as hosts. The Spiders responded to a loss in Fairfax to George Mason, with a home victory over La Salle last time out, 77-63.

Richmond is 17-9 this season, with an 8-5 record in Atlantic 10 play.

Chris Mooney’s team is averaging 73.5 points per game on 44.9% shooting, while allowing 69.2 points per game. Tyler Burton (16.8ppg, 7.4rpg) leads a veteran group of guys, who will be out for revenge as this could be heir final Cap City Classic.

 

VCU Rams

The Rams have won four out of five this month as well. They defeated two groups of Rams over the past week in URI and Fordham, and veteran guard paced the team in both games, combining for 50 points in both games.

VCU is 17-7 this season, with a 10-3 record in A-10 play.

 

Mike Rhoades team is scoring 64.7 on 45.2% shooting, while allowing just 60.8 points per game. Vince Williams Jr. (13.1ppg, 6.1rpg, 3.4apg) hit one of the biggest shots in school history in the win over UR last month, and he's thrived in the senior leader role this season.

 

BETTING TRENDS

Richmond is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.

Spiders is 4-2 SU in their last 6 road games.

VCU is 3-2 ATS in their last 5 games.

Rams is 4-2 SU in their last 6 home games.

 

Prediction

Ahh, the biggest basketball game in Richmond has annually delivered a thrill here. I don't want to bet against my alma mater here, but I do believe in revenge and the Spiders may be due some this Friday. It's going to be another highly contested game, and I want to test the cross-town, motivated underdogs here.

Spot the Spiders the points this Friday,

PICK: Richmond +2.5 (-110)

 

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