YTD Best Bet: 1-1
Best Bet: Richmond -5 @ Saint Louis
If you have been betting Richmond all season long, you have a lot of money in your pocket. The Spiders are giving the sportsbooks the creeps and the chills like I am sure they do to a lot of you listening at home, as Richmond is 19-7-1 ATS this season, the 5th best in all of college basketball. They simply have done it all betting wise for all of us. This is one of the many teams that does great things on both ends of the court. All five of their starters are averaging over 9 ppg with their Guard Jordan King being their top scorer on average at 18.1 ppg. They also shoot an impressive 46.1% from the field this season, which is 62nd in all of college basketball. What makes Richmond so scary (like all of those Spiders I mentioned before that I am sure are running through your brain, sorry about that) is that they are actually a lot better defensively than they are offensively. They are allowing only 65.9 ppg, which is 24th in all of college basketball. They have found ways to hold their opponents to low totals, allowing more than 70 points only nine times this season. They suffered a tough loss to Bradley this week and are now tied at the top of the conference with Loyola Chicago. They are playing one of the worst teams in the conference in St. Louis, who has only covered twice in their last ten games. The Spiders need a statement win to get them back in the top spot, and I think this number is too low given those circumstances.
