Charleston Southern vs Richmond Prediction 12/28/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Richmond Spiders meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Robins Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Richmond Spiders prediction.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers Recap

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-76 loss at the hands of Furman last time out to sit at 8-6 this season. After this game, Charleston Southern will head on the road for a game against Gardner Webb.

Buccaneers Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight

Brycen Blaine leads the Buccaneers in scoring and rebounding with 18.1 PPG and 7.6 RPG along with 3.8 APG while A’lahn Sumler has 13.8 PPG with 5 RPG and 3.1 APG. Luke Williams has 10.4 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 5.6 APG while Jesse Hafemeister has 12.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Charleston Southern so far this season. Armari Carraway also has 7.9 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Charleston Southern is averaging 85.6 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 68% from the foul line this season.

Richmond Spiders Recap

The Richmond Spiders come into this game looking to add on to their 80-56 win over the Citadel last time out to sit at 10-2 this season. After this game, Richmond will take on George Washington at home.

Spiders Looking To Build Momentum

AJ Lopez leads Richmond in scoring with 11.4 PPG along with 2.3 RPG while Jaden Daughtry has 11.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Aiden Argabright has 10.6 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Richmond up to this point in the year. Will Johnston has 8.7 PPG with 2.1 RPG and 2.3 APG and Mikkel Tyne has 7.1 PPG while Jonathan Beagle has 7.3 PPG with 5.9 RPG. Mike Walz also has 7.7 PPG with team-highs of 7 RPG and 2.7 APG to lead the Spiders in rebounding and assists this season. As a team, Richmond is averaging 83.8 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 73.9% from the foul line this season.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Richmond Spiders Betting Trends: December 28, 2025

Why the Richmond Spiders will win

• Richmond has won each of its last eight home games.
• Charleston Southern has lost 10 of its last 11 road day games against non-Conference opponents.
• Charleston Southern has lost the first half in nine of its last 11 road games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Charleston Southern Buccaneers will win

• Richmond has lost seven of its last nine day games.
• Charleston Southern has won three of its last four games.
• Charleston Southern has won the first half in each of its last four games.

Total Points Facts

• Thirteen of Richmond’s last 14 day games at Robins Center have produced a total of 151 or fewer points.
• Eight of Charleston Southern’s last 10 road day games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Richmond ranks 28th among Division 1 teams for opponent assists per game this season (10.6).
• Richmond ranks 34th among Division 1 teams for opponent assist to turnover ratio this season (0.76).
• Charleston Southern ranks 1st among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (37.3).
• Charleston Southern ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for three-point field goals made per game this season (13.7).

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Richmond Spiders Prediction

I’m on the Buccaneers and the points in this one. I get why Richmond would be favored at home, but the thing here is that the Buccaneers have been surprisingly competitive this season and I’m just not looking to back the Spiders laying this heavy of a number when we’ve seen Charleston Southern go toe-to-toe with South Carolina already this season. Should be a good game but I think the value is with Charleston Southern and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Charleston Southern +13.5