On Saturday, the Rhode Island Rams (12-3, 1-2 A10) pay a visit to Virginia and the Robins Center to play an Atlantic 10 tilt with the Richmond Spiders (7-9, 2-1 A10). Rhode Island was defeated by George Washington 75-67 last Saturday and the Rams have lost two of the last three, all of which have been in A-10 play. Richmond was defeated by George Mason 64-58 on Wednesday, snapping a two-game winning streak for the Spiders. Richmond has won two of the first three in A-10 action. Rhode Island’s David Fuchs and David Green are questionable. Richmond's DeLonnie Hunt and Jason Roche are questionable.
Let's take an in-depth look at this Rhode Island Rams vs Richmond Spiders prediction.
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Rhode Island is scoring well but needs to tighten its defense
The Rhode Island Rams score an average of 80.8 points per game and allow an average of 70.7 points per game, which are 65th and 162nd respectively. Rhode Island shoots 45.9% overall which is 142nd and 35.0% from 3-point territory which is 122nd. Rhode Island's defense holds opponents to 40.4% shooting overall which is 55th and 27.4% shooting from 3-point land which is 6th-best.
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Sebastian Thomas scores an average of 18.4 points per game on 45.3% shooting to lead Rhode Island. David Green is second in scoring with an average of 15. 0 points per game on 46.8% shooting. Rhode Island has two other players averaging double figures. Thomas is the dish leader with an average of 6.2 assists per game. Rhode Island averages 40.6 rebounds per game David Fuchs, who is questionable, with an average of 7.2 boards per game. Thomas is the leader in steals averaging 2.2 per game and Javonte Brown is the rim protector with an average of 2.1 blocked shots per game.
Richmond needs more from both its offense and defense
The Richmond Spiders score an average of 70.5 points per game and allow an average of 72.5 points per game, which are 285th and 218th respectively. Richmond's field goal shooting percentage is 335th at 41.1% and its 3-point shooting percentage is 327th at 29.8%. Richmond's defense holds opponents to 41.8% shooting overall which is 110th and 34.4% shooting from 3-point land which is 259th.
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DeLonnie Hunt, who is questionable, is the leading scorer for Richmond with an average of 16.8 points per game on 42.9% shooting. Dusan Neskovic is second in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game on 42.9% shooting. Hunt is the dish leader with an average of 2.9 assists per game and the leader in steals with an average of 2.2 per game. Richmond averages 33.5 rebounds per game led by Mike Walz with an average of 6.5 boards per contest. Apostolos Roumoglou is the rim protector with an average of 0.8 blocked shots per game.
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Best Bets for Rhode Island vs. Richmond
Full-Game Side Bet
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Rhode Island scores an average of 80.8 points per game which is 10.1 points more per game than the Rams allow at 70.7. The Rams’ defense is holding opponents to 40.4% shooting overall which is 55th-best in the country and the perimeter defense holds opponents to 27.4% shooting from three-point territory, which is 6th-best in the nation. In contrast, Rhode Island scores only 70.5 points per game which is 2 ½ points less than the Spiders give up at 72.5. The Spiders are shooting just 41.1% which is 335th and hit only 29.8% of their 3-point attempts, which is 327th. Richmond has covered the spread in only five of its last 17 games and the Spiders have covered the spread in just one of the last six games played at home.
Full-Game Total Pick
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The total has finished under in all of Rhode Island's last six against an Atlantic 10 opponent. The total has been under in four of Richmond's last five games and in 10 of the last 15 games played between Rhode Island and Richmond. Richmond scores just 70.5 points per game and shoots only 41.1%. Richmond plays a very methodical offense at a 66.1 Adjusted Tempo per KenPom, which is 266th compared to Rhode Island at 72.0 or 33rd. However, the two combined AdjTs will not push the total over due to strong defense from Rhode Island and poor shooting on the part of Richmond
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