Richmond Spiders vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/17/2022

Game Time: 3:10 pm ET, Thursday, March 17, 2022

Venue:  KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY 

Where to Watch:  TruTV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Richmond +10.5, Iowa -10.5; Over/Under:  150 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Richmond +10.5, Iowa -10.5; Over/Under:  150.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Richmond +10.5, Iowa -10.5; Over/Under:  150.5 points

 

Richmond Spiders:  23-12 (6th place, A10)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  26-9 (4th place, Big Ten)

 

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Richmond Spiders:  4-1 last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Richmond is coming into this game with a 23-12 record overall and they are 5-3 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Rhode Island Rams, the VCU Rams, the Dayton Flyers, and the Davidson Wildcats in their last game. Jacob Gilyard led the team in points in that game with 26 while Tyler Burton was next on the team with 16 points. Nathan Cayo led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Burton led the team in rebounds with 12. They are 44.4% from the field, 33.7% from 3-point range, and 72.5% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 71.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 PPG against them. Richmond has an ATS record of 16-18-1 this season and their O/U record is 15-20.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 26-9 record overall and they are 5-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 9 of their last 10 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Illinois Fighting Illini while their 4 wins since then have come against the Northwestern Wildcats, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Indiana Hoosiers, and the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 19 while Tony Perkins was next on the team with 11 points. Perkins led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Keegan Murray led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 42.6% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 65.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.3 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 22-13 this season and their O/U record is 22-12-1.

 

Richmond is coming into this game as a 10.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Richmond did not have the best finish to their season but they have been heating up in their recent games with wins in their last 4 straight games and they have been fighting hard in every game to hang tough with their opponent. They were able to get by teams that were stronger than them in their conference and they even came back from behind in a lot of their games and still got the win in the end. Iowa has also been playing very well in their recent games and they have been heating up as well with 4 straight wins but they have not been taking out many opponents by double digits and their games have been much closer recently. Iowa is the better team here and they have been shooting so well recently that they will win this game but Richmond has also been playing very well and hanging around in all of their games. Iowa will likely win this game but Richmond will keep it within single digits and cover the spread in this game.

 

Richmond Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, March 17, 2022 (3:10 pm ET start time) is Iowa 81 Richmond 74.

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Richmond Spiders: 0-6 ATS after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games. 18-27 ATS after 5 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers. 33-19 OVER after playing 3 consecutive games as an underdog.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 22-8 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 22-13 ATS in all games. 20-7 OVER as a favorite.

 

 

Richmond Spiders:  None.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  None.

 

 

"I'm thrilled and so happy for our team, all 20 players and the coaches and managers, but especially the six seniors who came back." - Chris Mooney on his team stealing the NCAA tourney bid from Davidson.

 

 

"This team came together, from Day 1. Everybody knows who we lost. But this group never stopped believing." - Fran McCaffery on his team winning the Big Ten tourney.

 

 

 

T. Burton 

N. Cayo 

J. Gilyard 

G. Golden 

A. Gustavson

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

 

PPG: T. Burton (16.5)

APG: J. Gilyard (5.6)

Reb/G: T. Burton (7.4)

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.5)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.6)

 

Coaches:

Richmond Spiders: Chris Mooney (17th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)