Richmond vs. UMass A-10 Tournament Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The No. 12 seed Richmond Spiders (14-17, 7-11 A-10) and the No. 13 seed UMass Minutemen (15-15, 6-12 A-10) will look to advance in the A-10 tournament on Tuesday as they meet in the conference tournament at 11:30 AM on ESPN+. Richmond is listed as a 3-point favorite to win this contest and advance closer to an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The over/under in the matchup is 141.5.

Richmond vs. UMass Odds

• Richmond odds to win: -155
• UMass odds to win: +131
• Spread: Richmond (-3)
• Total: 141.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
• Time: 11:30 AM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Where: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

Who Will Win Richmond vs. UMass?

Richmond and UMass Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

When it has played as at least 3-point favorites this season, Richmond is 5-8 against the spread.

In games it has played as at least a 3-point underdog this season, UMass is 4-6 against the spread.

These teams average a combined 140 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the over/under of 141.5 set for this matchup.

Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 140.3 points per game, 1.2 fewer than the over/under in this game.

The average point total in Richmond’s games this year is 3.4 fewer points than the total of 141.5 in this matchup.

The average point total for the Minutemen this season is 0.8 points higher than this game’s over/under.

The Spiders’ ATS record is 11-20-0 this season.

The Minutemen have a 14-16-0 record against the spread this season.

Richmond Stats & Insights

Richmond averages 69.2 points per game (244th in college basketball) while allowing 68.9 per outing (140th in college basketball). It has a +8 scoring differential overall.

The 30.7 rebounds per game Richmond averages rank 248th in the nation, and are 1.4 fewer than the 32.1 its opponents pull down per outing.

The Spiders make 8.1 three-pointers per game (95th in college basketball), while their opponents have made 7.9 on average.

Richmond ranks 167th in college basketball by averaging 94.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 265th in college basketball, allowing 94.2 points per 100 possessions.

When playing at home, the Spiders are posting 2.1 more points per game (70.8) than they are on the road (68.7).

UMass Stats & Insights

UMass puts up 70.8 points per game (196th in college basketball) while giving up 71.4 per outing (223rd in college basketball). It has a -18 scoring differential.

UMass ranks 40th in college basketball at 34.7 rebounds per game. That’s 4.2 more than the 30.5 its opponents average.

UMass makes 6 three-pointers per game (314th in college basketball), 1.8 fewer than its opponents.

UMass scores 88.3 points per 100 possessions (307th in college basketball), while giving up 89 points per 100 possessions (112th in college basketball).

The Minutemen score 75.9 points per game at home, and 68.2 away.

Richmond Key Players to Watch

The Spiders leader in points and rebounds is Tyler Burton, who scores 18.6 points and grabs 7.5 rebounds per game.

Neal Quinn leads Richmond in assists, averaging 2.8 per game while also scoring 9.4 points per contest.

Burton makes more threes per game than any other member of the Spiders, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.7 per contest.

The Richmond steals leader is Burton, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Matt Grace, who compiles 0.6 rejections per contest.

UMass Key Players to Watch

Matt Cross sits on top of the Minutemen leaderboards for scoring and rebounding with 12.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

UMass’ assist leader is Keon Thompson with 2.8 per game. He also records 6 points per game and tacks on 2.1 rebounds per game.

T.J. Weeks is reliable from deep and leads the Minutemen with 1.7 made threes per game.

UMass’ leader in steals is Cross with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Wildens Leveque with 1.2 per game.

Richmond vs. UMass Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  UMass (+3)
  

• Pick OU:

  Under (141.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Richmond 71, UMass 70

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