Old Dominion Monarchs vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/19/2021

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 19, 2021

Venue:  Robins Center, Richmond, VA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ODU +11, Richmond -11; Over/Under:  132 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ODU +11.5, Richmond -11.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ODU +11.5, Richmond -11.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

 

Old Dominion Monarchs:  5-6 (7th place, C-USA Group A)

Richmond Spiders:  7-4 (5th place, A10)

 

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Old Dominion Monarchs:  3-2 last 5

Richmond Spiders:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

ODU is coming into this game with a 5-6 record overall and they are 2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins were against the George Mason Patriots and the William & Mary Tribe while their loss came against the VCU Rams in their last game. Austin Trice led the team in points in that game off the bench with 16 while C.J. Keyser was next on the team with 14 points. Jaylin Hunter led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Trice led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 44.6% from the field, 11.1% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.1 PPG against them. ODU has an ATS record of 4-6 this season and their O/U record is 5-5.

 

 

Richmond is coming into this game with a 7-4 record overall and they are 4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Mississippi State Bulldogs but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Wofford Terriers, the Northern Iowa Panthers, the Toledo Rockets, and the North Carolina Wolfpack in their last game. Grant Golden led the team in points in that game with 19 while Tyler Burton was next on the team with 16 points. Nathan Cayo also scored 14 points and Jacob Gilyard scored 13 points in that one as well. Gilyard led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Burton led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 52.5% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.7 PPG against them. Richmond has an ATS record of 6-5 this season and their O/U record is 6-5.

 

ODU is coming into this game as an 11 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Richmond has been having a much better season than ODU has but ODU has not been playing badly in their recent games and they have been winning a lot recently. Richmond is also coming into this game playing well with 4 straight wins and they also have been playing very well at home this season but ODU has not been awful on the road. Richmond is scoring a lot more PPG than ODU has been but they are also allowing more as well. Both of these teams pretty much score the same amount of points that they allow per game so ODU should be able to stick around here with Richmond's bad defense. The best bet to place in this game is on ODU to cover the spread here.

 

Old Dominion Richmond Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, December 19, 2021 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Richmond 72 ODU 66.

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Old Dominion Monarchs: 68-105 O/U when the total is 130 to 139.5. 2-6 O/U as a road underdog of 10 or more points. 2-7 O/U after 2 or more consecutive overs. 6-13 O/U after 3 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers.

Richmond Spiders: 6-12 O/U as a favorite of 10 or more points. 28-36 O/U in all games. 4-9 O/U as a home favorite of 10 or more points. 5-17 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days. 9-17 O/U after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds. 4-12 O/U after scoring 80 points or more.

 

 

Old Dominion Monarchs:  C. Smith IV (G) Late Dec - Illness. J. Wade (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Richmond Spiders:  None.

 

 

“I just feel like they wanted it a little bit more than us. They fought harder and they made more winning plays than we did. They just were a lot tougher than us in the second half.” C.J. Keyser on their loss against VCU.

 

 

"We were really working so hard defensively, trying to have everybody in the lane and make it tough for them to score -- but we kept scoring. I thought we continued to execute and stayed poised and Jacob [Gilyard] and Nick [Sherod] and Grant [Golden] really kept us calm out there and we were able to both run our offense and stay aggressive." - Chris Mooney on his team’s win against NC State in the Hall of Fame game.

 

 

 

K. Ezikpe 

J. Hunter

C. Keyser 

M. Long 

C. Smith IV

 

T. Burton 

N. Cayo 

J. Gilyard 

G. Golden 

I. Wilson

 

 

PPG: C. Keyser (13.3)

APG: J. Hunter (4.5)

Reb/G: K. Ezikpe (6.9)

 

PPG: T. Burton (18.2)

APG: J. Gilyard (5.9)

Reb/G: T. Burton (6.7)

 

Coaches:

Old Dominion Monarchs: Jeff Jones (9th season)

Richmond Spiders: Chris Mooney (17th season)