The Hofstra Pride (3-3) visit the Richmond Spiders (6-1) in a Tuesday matinee tipping off at 2 p.m. ET at Robins Center. Below, we analyze the Hofstra-Richmond college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Hofstra at Richmond: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hofstra +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Richmond -1000 (bet $1,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hofstra +13.5 (-130) | Richmond -13.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 150.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hofstra at Richmond: Three things to know
- Richmond has been dialed in over its last two games. The Spiders have shot a combined 55.5% from the floor — including a 44.4% mark from 3-point distance — over their last two games. Senior G Blake Francis scored a total of 48 points in the two contests (wins over Vanderbilt and Loyola Chicago). Francis is averaging 16.4 points per game on the season.
- Hofstra is coming off a Saturday loss at St. Bonaventure. The Pride were minus-10 in the rebounding margin in what was a 77-69 setback. Hofstra has been out-boarded by double digits in each of its three losses.
- Head coach Chris Mooney‘s Richmond squad has gone 16-2 over its last 18 games at home. Since 2018, the Spiders are 8-6-1 against the spread in November-December games on their home hardwood. Three-point shooting is one facet of the Spiders’ game perhaps most impacted at home. Last season, UR shot 32.3% from beyond the arc in away and neutral-site games vs. 39.6% at home. This season, the Spiders’ accuracy marks are 31.4% and 41%, respectively.
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Hofstra at Richmond: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Richmond 84, Hofstra 69
Money line (ML)
PASS; look for more value in the ATS and O/U departments.
Against the spread (ATS)
Hofstra is coming off back-to-back ATS wins but is playing its third straight game away from home. Richmond is 6-1 ATS over its last seven at home.
The Spiders offense looks to be improved. Winning margins the last two games were dinged by late fades. The line is a big one, but THE LEAN IS ON RICHMOND -13.5 (+105) in what figures as a relatively high-scoring affair.
Over/Under (O/U)
Richmond’s offensive uptick is somewhat masked by early-season possession numbers. The Over is 4-2 in the Spiders’ first half-dozen games.
Both teams tend to get to the line quite a bit, and that can run up the score without clock time ticking by. Look for host Richmond to want to extend-and-maintain after letting leads slip in recent games.
TAKE THE OVER 150.5 (-110).
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