Richmond Spiders vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/02/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 2, 2022

Venue:  Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Richmond +3.5, Saint Louis -3.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Richmond +3.5, Saint Louis -3.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Richmond +3.5, Saint Louis -3.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

 

Richmond Spiders:  9-5 (13th place, A10)

Saint Louis Billikens:  8-4 (6th place, A10)

 

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Richmond Spiders:  4-1 last 5

Saint Louis Billikens:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Richmond is coming into this game with a 9-5 record overall and they are 2-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 2nd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 0-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 6 game winning streak that they were on. Their 6 wins in that span were against the Wofford Terriers, the Northern Iowa Panthers, the Toledo Rockets, the North Carolina State Wolfpack, the Old Dominion Monarchs, and the Bucknell Bison while their loss came against the Saint Joseph's Hawks in their last game. Grant Golden led the team in points in that game with 14 while Tyler Burton was next on the team with 11 points. Jacob Gilyard led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Golden led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 45.3% from the field, 35% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 73.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 PPG against them. Richmond has an ATS record of 7-7 this season and their O/U record is 6-8.

 

 

Saint Louis is coming into this game with an 8-4 record overall and they are 5-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 1st conference matchup on their schedule this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Boston College Eagles while their 3 losses in that span came against the UAB Blazers, the Belmont Bruins, and the Auburn Tigers in their last game. Terrence Hargrove Jr. led the team in points in that game with 17 while Yuri Collins was next on the team with 13 points. Collins led the team in assists in that game with 8 and he also led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 41.7% from the field, 23.5% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68 PPG against them. Saint Louis has an ATS record of 7-4 this season and their O/U record is 7-4.

 

Richmond is coming into this game as a 3.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Richmond has been playing very well in their recent games with 6 wins in their last 7 but they are coming off of a loss that they will be looking to bounce back from. Richmond has been good on the road this season while Saint Louis has already lost 3 games at home and they have not been playing well in their recent games. The best bet to place in this game is on Richmond to cover the spread here as they have been playing much better recently.

 

Richmond Saint Louis Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 2, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Richmond 78 Saint Louis 75.

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Richmond Spiders: Will be posted soon.

Saint Louis Billikens: Will be posted soon.

 

 

Richmond Spiders:  None.

Saint Louis Billikens:  R. Williams (G) Ques Sun - Illness. B. Courtney (G) Ques Sun - Illness. J. Perkins (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“Has been a head coach. Will be a head coach again soon. Just great energy, great outlook. I’m so impressed with his willingness to work so hard at every facet of it. He’s not somebody who, because he was a head coach, he counts on that to be his contribution to the program. He’s willing to do everything.” - Chris Mooney on Maurice Joseph.

 

 

“I don’t think we came out of non conference that great overall as a league. It’s probably Davidson that’s looking the best. It’s not the way we wanted it other than Davidson.” - Travis Ford on his team’s position in making the NCAA Tournament.

 

 

 

T. Burton 

N. Cayo 

J. Gilyard 

G. Golden 

I. Wilson

 

Y. Collins 

T. Hargrove 

G. Jimerson 

M. Linssen 

J. Nesbitt

 

 

PPG: T. Burton (18.2)

APG: J. Gilyard (6.4)

Reb/G: T. Burton (6.9)

 

PPG: G. Jimerson (16.3)

APG: Y. Collins (7.9)

Reb/G: F. Okoro (6.8)

 

Coaches:

Richmond Spiders: Chris Mooney (17th season)

Saint Louis Billikens: Travis Ford (6th season)