St. Joseph's at Richmond 3/1/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 02/28/2021 at 7:48 PM ET

St. Joseph's at Richmond 3/1/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are set to visit the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia for an A-10 clash against the Richmond Spiders. The Saint Joseph’s Hawks come into this matchup with a 3-14 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Dayton Flyers, 97-84. Leading the way for the Saint Joseph’s Hawks was junior guard Taylor Funk as he recorded 36 points and 6 rebounds. Senior guard Ryan Daly had a productive outing for the Hawks as he pitched in 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks had a good shooting game against the Dayton Flyers as they connected on 31 of their 64 field goal attempts (48.4%), and they were solid from behind the three-point line (42.9%). The Saint Joseph’s Hawks won the turnover battle against the Dayton Flyers (13-9), but they were edged out by the Flyers in the rebounding department (31-29).

The Richmond Spiders come into this matchup with a 13-6 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Saint Louis Billikens, 72-67. Leading the way for the Richmond Spiders was senior guard Blake Francis as he recorded 24 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Senior forward Grant Golden had a productive outing for the Spiders as he pitched in 10 points and 5 assists.

The Richmond Spiders had a good shooting game against the Saint Louis Billikens as they connected on 23 of their 52 field goal attempts (44.2%), and they were even better from behind the three-point line (50%). The Richmond Spiders won the turnover battle against the Saint Louis Billikens (13-8), but they were dominated by the Billikens in the rebounding department (41-21).

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks have been the doormat of the A-10 over the last few seasons while the Richmond Spiders have surged to the top, but the Hawks have played very good basketball since their COVID cause as they are averaging 94 PPG with an impressive win over Dayton. The main reason behind the Hawks scoring surge has been the return of their leading scorer in Ryan Daly (20.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG) and the continuous emergence of Taylor Funk (17.6 PPG), and they should once again use their veteran ability against the solid Richmond defense. The Hawks are very bad on the defensive side of the court as they are allowing an average of 83.1 PPG, but 15 points is way too many to give up when you can score the basketball. Final Score Prediction, Richmond Spiders win but fail to cover ATS 86-76.

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