Richmond at St. Joseph's 1/26/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 01/25/2021 at 9:43 PM ET

The Richmond Spiders visit Michael J Hagan ‘85 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to play the Saint Joseph's Hawks. Richmond dropped to 9-4 overall and 3-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference following its 84-78 loss to the La Salle Explorers on Saturday. Grant Golden was the leading scorer for Richmond with 22 points, while Blake Francis scored 21.

Blake Francis is the leading scorer for Richmond with an average of 16.5 points per game, while Tyler Burton is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.5 per game and Jacob Gilyard is the leader in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Richmond has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 48.2% overall and 34.6% from 3-point territory.

St Joseph dropped to 1-12 overall and 0-7 in the Atlantic 10 Conference following its 71-62 loss to George Mason. The Hawks were swept in the two-games series by the Patriots. The leading scorer for St Joseph in the loss was Taylor Funk with 21 points, but St Joseph's shot just 35.2% overall and 26.9% from 3-point territory and were outrebounded 44-35 by the Patriots.

Taylor Funk is leading St. Joseph’s in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Jordan Hall is the leader in assists with an average of 6.5 per game. Three players for Saint Joseph's are averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team Saint Joseph’s is shooting 41.4% overall and 30.0% from 3-point territory.

St Joseph's is suffering through a very difficult season as the Hawks are just 1-12 straight up and are 5-8 against the spread. In contrast Richmond is 8-4 SU and 7-6 ATS and the Spiders have covered the number and five of the last eight, while the Hawks have failed to cover the number in six of the last nine. Final Score Prediction, Richmond Spiders win and cover ATS 88-72.

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