Citadel Bulldogs vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (9-1) are hosting the Citadel Bulldogs (3-8) at Robins Center on Saturday.

The Citadel Bulldogs took the court against Charleston and took a loss by a score of 82-78 in their last contest. Citadel walked away from the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (29 out of 68) and made 14 of their 37 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 6 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing the defense, Citadel let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 22 of 44 shooting. Charleston doled out 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Charleston had 32 boards (2 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Charleston finished the contest at 75.6% when shooting free throws by making 31 of their 41 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of 24 shots from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 28 and Charleston racked up 16 personal fouls.

Braxton Williams is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up with 24 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins but wasn't able to snag any boards. He finished the contest at 42.1% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Citadel steps onto the court with a mark of 3-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.9 pts per contest (306th in the country) while hitting 42.6% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (101 of 320) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Citadel is collecting 34.3 boards per game and has tallied 138 dimes on the year, which is 292nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.4 times per game and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 9.4 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 228th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 154 surrendered for the year. The Bulldogs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (302 of 639) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 229th in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Richmond Spiders took a defeat with a final score of 73-70 against Elon. The Spiders corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. Elon committed 9 personal fouls in the game which got the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. Concerning shots from distance, Richmond knocked down 12 of their 29 tries (41.4%). When all was said and done, the Spiders went 24 out of 53 from the field which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Spiders permitted Elon to convert 26 of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.4% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 25 and ended up going 11 of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Richmond permitted Elon to grab 26 in all (9 offensive).

A.J. Lopez was important for the Spiders for this contest. He converted 5 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 22 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this game.

Richmond has a win-loss record of 9-1 this season. The Spiders are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per game (108th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. Richmond has scored 856 pts so far this season (85.6 per game) and they grab 39.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Spiders are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 102nd in college.

The Richmond defense gives up 28.9% on three-point shots (78 of 270) and their opponents are converting on 67.4% of their foul shots. They concede 10.6 assists and 34.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 30th and 182nd in those categories. The Spiders defensively are ranked 135th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.1. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (94th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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