A key college basketball betting odds battle sees the away Richmond Spiders taking on the VCU Rams Saturday.
Richmond Spiders vs VCU Rams Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The VCU Rams sport a record of 25-7 and 12-16-3 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Richmond Spiders have 20-11 and 16-10-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 16-14 for the VCU Rams and 13-13-1 for the Richmond Spiders.
According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 59-ranked VCU Rams and the No. 96-rated Richmond Spiders in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Richmond is ranked No. 253 in NCAA basketball at 31.26 per game. Contrast that with VCU's No. 126 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, VCU is the No. 232-ranked team in the country at 5.88 per game, while Richmond rates No. 108 at 7.74 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Spiders grabbed a 70-67 win over the Colonials on Friday, behind a 19-point effort from ShawnDre' Jones at PPG Paints Arena.
The Rams got 15 points from De'Riante Jenkins as VCU ran past George Mason 71-60 on Friday at PPG Paints Arena.
- Richmond is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Richmond is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- Richmond is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing VCU
- Richmond is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing VCU
- VCU is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- VCU is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of VCU's last 5 games
- VCU is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Richmond
