Saint Louis Billikens vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/25/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, February 25, 2022

Venue:  Robins Center, Richmond, VA

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Saint Louis +2.5, Richmond -2.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Saint Louis +2.5, Richmond -2.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Saint Louis +2.5, Richmond -2.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

 

Saint Louis Billikens:  19-9 (5th place, A10)

Richmond Spiders:  18-10 (6th place, A10)

 

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Saint Louis Billikens:  2-3 last 5

Richmond Spiders:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Saint Louis is coming into this game with a 19-9 record overall and they are 4-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Davidson Wildcats while their 2 wins in that span came against the La Salle Explorers and the Saint Joseph's Hawks in their last game. Yuri Collins led the team in points in that game with 17 while Francis Okoro was next on the team with 15 points. Collins led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Okoro led the team in rebounds with 10. They are 46.4% from the field, 37.3% from 3-point range, and 76.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 78.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.8 PPG against them. Saint Louis has an ATS record of 15-11-1 this season and their O/U record is 14-13.

 

 

Richmond is coming into this game with an 18-10 record overall and they are 10-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 9-6 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the VCU Rams while their 2 wins in that span came against the La Salle Explorers and the George Washington Colonials in their last game. Nathan Cayo led the team in points in that game with 19 while Tyler Burton was next on the team with 17 points. Grant Golden led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Cayo led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 44.9% from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range, and 71.6% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.6 PPG against them. Richmond has an ATS record of 13-14-1 this season and their O/U record is 13-15.

 

Saint Louis has won 2 of their last 3 games but they have been very inconsistent with their play recently. They have actually lost 3 of their last 5 games and their 2 wins came against 2 of the bottom 3 teams in the A10. They did win those games by double digits but their last loss also came by double digits and they are going up against a Richmond side that has been playing much better recently. Saint Louis is only 4-5 on the road this season while Richmond is 10-3 at home and these two have very similar records against conference opponents this season. Richmond has also won 2 of their last 3 games and both of their wins were by double digits as well but their last loss was also by double digits. Both of these teams have performed much better at home this season so the edge here goes to Richmond being at home but this will likely be no blow out for either side so Richmond will win this game but only by a few points as they hold off Saint Louis in this game.

 

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Saint Louis Billikens: 19-13 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 27-17 UNDER against conference opponents. 13-4 UNDER off a home win against a conference rival.

Richmond Spiders: 15-23 ATS after 5 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers. 23-14 UNDER as a home favorite or pick. 26-19 UNDER against conference opponents.

 

 

Saint Louis Billikens:  J. Perkins (G) out for season - Knee injury.

Richmond Spiders:  D. Bailey (G) Mid March - Ankle injury.

 

 

“They came out and got the start they needed with a player injured.” - Travis Ford on his team’s loss against Davidson.

 

 

“Make as much money as you can. You’re not going to be able to play your sport forever, so the fact that you can profit on it now in the college realm, all power to them.” - Grant Golden on the new NCAA rules regarding payment to players.

 

 

 

Y. Collins 

T. Hargrove 

G. Jimerson 

M. Linssen 

J. Nesbitt

 

T. Burton 

N. Cayo 

J. Gilyard 

G. Golden 

I. Wilson

 

 

PPG: G. Jimerson (16.2)

APG: Y. Collins (8.1)

Reb/G: F. Okoro (7.6)

 

PPG: T. Burton (16.6)

APG: J. Gilyard (6)

Reb/G: T. Burton (7.4)

 

Coaches:

Saint Louis Billikens: Travis Ford (6th season)

Richmond Spiders: Chris Mooney (17th season)