Richmond vs UMass Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The Richmond Spiders and UMass Minutemen meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Mullins Center. Here’s a Richmond vs UMass Prediction. This article will include a Richmond vs UMass Pick.

Richmond Spiders Betting Preview

The Richmond Spiders beat George Washington, lost to Florida Gulf Coast, and they play George Mason, Rhode Island, and St. Bonaventure next. The Richmond Spiders are averaging 71.2 points on 41.4 percent shooting and allowing 73.6 points on 42 percent shooting. DeLonnie Hunt is averaging 17.6 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Dusan Neskovic is averaging 12.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. Jonathan Beagle is dishing 2.6 assists and Mikkel Tyne is grabbing 1.8 rebounds. The Richmond Spiders are shooting 29 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free-throw line. The Richmond Spiders are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.

UMass Minutemen Betting Preview

The UMass Minutemen lost to Arizona State and Saint Joseph’s, and they play Dayton, George Mason, and Fordham next. The UMass Minutemen are averaging 74.2 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 75.2 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Rahsool Diggins is averaging 13.4 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Jaylen Curry is averaging 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds. Daniel Rivera is the third double-digit scorer and Daniel Hankins-Sanford is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The UMass Minutemen are shooting 26.2 percent from beyond the arc and 63.7 percent from the free throw line. The UMass Minutemen are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.

Richmond vs UMass Injury Report

Neither Richmond nor UMass have a player listed on its injury report.

Richmond vs UMass Prediction

The Richmond Spiders just aren’t a team you can back with any sort of confidence. Richmond has lost four of its last five games and shoots under 42 percent from the field. Richmond is also 3-9 ATS on the season. The UMass Minutemen have seen four of their five wins this season come at home, and they showed moments on the road against Saint Joseph’s despite the loss. UMass can have issues at times defensively, but that’s unlikely going to be the case here. Richmond can’t score the basketball. I just can’t get behind Richmond. There are probably better options out there, but if forced to pick, I’ll lay the reasonable number at home with the UMass Minutemen.