The No. 12 seed Richmond Spiders (24-12) are 2.5-point underdogs in their second round NCAA Tournament matchup against the No. 4 seed Providence Friars (26-5) on Saturday at 6:10 PM. The winner advances to the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Regional Region bracket.
Providence has put together a 16-14-0 record against the spread this season, while Richmond is 17-18-1. The Friars have a 16-15-0 record going over the point total, while games involving the Spiders have a record of 15-21-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams combine to score 143.2 points per game, 8.7 more points than this matchup’s total. Providence is 4-6-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 games, while Richmond has gone 5-5-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s college hoops action.
Richmond at Providence odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Providence -2.5
- Total: 134.5
- Moneyline: Providence -150, Richmond +127
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Richmond at Providence odds, spread, & more
Moneyline
- The Friars have won 85.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (18-3).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -150 or shorter, Providence has a record of 16-1 (94.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Friars have an implied win probability of 60.0%.
- The Spiders have entered the game as underdogs 11 times this season and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
- Richmond is 3-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +127 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Spiders have a 44.1% chance to win.
Against the spread
- The 71.6 points per game the Friars score are just 3.5 more points than the Spiders allow (68.1).
- When Providence scores more than 68.1 points, it is 10-7 against the spread and 17-2 overall.
- When Richmond gives up fewer than 71.6 points, it is 10-7-1 against the spread and 16-2 overall.
- The Spiders average only 4.9 more points per game (71.6) than the Friars allow their opponents to score (66.7).
- When it scores more than 66.7 points, Richmond is 11-11-1 against the spread and 16-7 overall.
- Providence is 10-6 against the spread and 17-1 overall when it allows fewer than 71.6 points.
- The Friars have totaled 153 more points than their opponents this season (4.9 per game on average), and the Spiders have scored 124 more points than their opponents (3.5 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Friars this season is 70.8 points, 1.8 more points than their implied total of 69 points in Saturday’s game.
- This season, Providence has scored more than 69 points in a game 18 times.
- The Spiders’ average implied point total on the season (73.7 points) is 7.7 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (66 points).
- This year, Richmond has put up more than 66 points in 26 games.
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How to watch Providence vs. Richmond
- Game Day: Saturday, March 19, 2022
- Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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