Richmond Spiders vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (7-1) welcome the Richmond Spiders (4-4) at Neville Arena on Sunday.

The Richmond Spiders took the court against Ball State and walked away with a win by a score of 73-60 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Spiders walked away with 17 and Ball State racked up 17 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Ball State finished shooting 45.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 20 shots. Additionally, Ball State grabbed 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ball State recorded 7 assists and had 1 steal for the game. With respect to defense, Richmond allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 22 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spiders converted 23 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Richmond ended the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 of 48) and buried 10 of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Delonnie Hunt is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played 34 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He ended up scoring 28 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Richmond heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-4 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Richmond is grabbing 37.1 boards per contest and has racked up 86 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 343rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Spiders are shooting 29.1% from downtown (59 of 203) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.1 points per game (273rd in D-1) while shooting 42.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spiders are able to force 9.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in college basketball in giving up assists with 81 surrendered on the season. The Spiders defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (176 of 459) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 29.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 97th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.5).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 84-78 when they faced Duke. The Tigers were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. Duke earned 14 fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to three-point shots, Auburn converted 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). When the game finished, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Tigers permitted Duke to convert 29 out of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 40.9% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 22 and finished the game at 17 out of 27 from the free throw line (63.0%). When talking about rebounding, Auburn allowed Duke to collect 34 overall (12 offensive).

Johni Broome was important for the Tigers for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 12 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 7-1 for the year. The Tigers have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.3 times per game (18th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.4 times per game. Auburn has 685 points this year (85.6 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 51.5% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the country.

The Auburn defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 137) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 7.5 dimes and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 3rd and 32nd in college hoops. The Tigers on defense are ranked 127th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.8. They are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (120th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Auburn and under the total points

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