The Richmond Spiders will try to pay off for their supporters on Wednesday when they play host to the Hawks at Robins Center in NCAAB action.

Richmond will face the 13-9 Hawks, who own a 12-7 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Spiders are 10-7 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Hawks are 8-10 favoring the OVER.



View Saint Josephs vs Richmond Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Saint Joseph's before tip-off in this one will find them as 2-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 147-rated Spiders and the No. 67-ranked Hawks, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 76-74 result in favor of the Spiders.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Richmond has the nation's No. 112-rated offensive output, at 71.1 PPG. The visiting Hawks defense ranks No. 199 allowing on average 67.8 PPG. The Spiders FG% has averaged 43.5% so far, less than the Hawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.5% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Saint Joseph's owns the country's No. 295-rated mark, allowing 76.3 points per game on the highway. Richmond, on the other hand, rates No. 70 in scoring at home.

Saint Joseph's lost its last outing, a 78-60 result against Temple on January 28. They failed to cover in that game as a 6-point underdog. Ronald Roberts Jr. scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Hawks to a win (they lost 78-60 to Temple at Liacouras Center on Saturday).

In their last action, Richmond was a 62-47 loser on the road against St. Bonaventure. They failed to cover the 6-point spread as underdogs. Richmond got 21 points from Kendall Anthony but lost anyway, 62-47, to St. Bonaventure on Saturday at Reilly Center.


Saint Joseph's Hawks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing La Salle are 6-4
After playing Temple are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Richmond Spiders Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Duquesne are 4-6
After playing St. Bonaventure are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

A few Hawks at Spiders trends to consider:
Saint Joseph's is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Saint Joseph's is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Richmond's last 5 games when playing Saint Joseph's
Richmond is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Richmond's last 5 games
Richmond is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Saint Joseph's


Next up:
Saint Joseph's home to La Salle, Saturday, February 4
Richmond at Duquesne, Saturday, February 4