Rhode Island vs. Richmond Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Use Code WWWC Two longstanding Atlantic 10 teams face off on Wednesday in Virginia in this URI vs. Richmond prediction. Rhode Island (10-6, 104 A10) is off to a tough start, while the Spiders of Richmond (13-6, 3-3) are looking to bounce back from a blowout loss at 17-1 St. Louis. These teams met last season just once on Jan. 11 from Richmond, with URI winning 67-64 in overtime as a 2.5-point favorite. Check out more free College Basketball predictions and NBA picks from Winners and Whiners.
Rams lose to Rams
Rhode Island has lost four of their last five games, including an 84-75 loss on Jan. 14 at home against normal A10 top dog VCU. The VCU Rams were just too good, shooting 49% from the field and 41% (12-of-29) from long range. The URI Rams shot well (49%), but just 8-of-25 (32%) from three-point range. Tyler Cochran led URI with 17 points and nine rebounds, while RJ Johnson added 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
The URI Rams have not won a home game since defeating Northeastern 85-77 on Dec. 22, but they didn't cover the 10.5 points. Jonah Hinton leads the Rams with 14.6 points per game but is shooting just 37.9% from the field. Cochran adds 12.1 points per game and 5.2 rebounds, while shooting 39.3% from the field (26.3% 3pt).
According to KenPom, the Rams are ranked 115th overall, 174th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and 81st in Adjusted Defense.
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Spiders lose two of three
Richmond has lost four of its last seven and has had some tough losses at home, including falling to Charleston Southern 77-72 in their last non-conference game on Dec. 28 as an 11.5-point favorite. They've had some nice road wins over Fordham and St. Bonaventure (5.5-point dog), but also lost to St. Joe's (67-65) at home as a 7.5-point favorite on Jan. 11. They followed that with a 74-53 win over La Salle at home on Jan. 14 and then fell at top-25 Saint Louis 88-63 last Saturday.
In their loss to the Billikens, A.J. Lopez scored 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, while Will Harper III added 17 points. Saint Louis outrebounded the Spiders by 18 and shot 49% from the field. Lopez leads the Spiders with 13 points per game on 48% shooting (41.1% 3pt), while Jaden Daughtry adds 10.2 points, shooting 54.1% from the field and 51.5% from three-point range.
Richmond ranks 114th overall, 113th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and 134th in Adjusted Defense.
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Rhode Island vs. Richmond Pick, Prediction and Odds
- Rhode Island +2.5 (4 units)
Rhode Island is a tough team to judge, but they've had some good road performances. They crushed Davidson in their last road game, 70-45 as a 2.5-point dog. At home, they've been sporadic. On the road, they're shooting 47% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range. Richmond is a little better than average defensively, but they are 183 in rebounding rate, while URI is at 137. Richmond is shooting just 39% from the field in their last three games.
Over/Under Pick for URI vs. Richmond
- Under 143.5 (4 units)
Richmond and Rhode Island have played unders in four of their last five games, while Richmond has gone under in three straight games. Richmond plays at a faster tempo (141st), but Rhode Island is a very methodical team, at 291st in pace of play. URI ranks 315th in points per game at 72.3, but defensively, mainy due to pace of play, they allow just 66.9 points per game.
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