East Carolina Pirates vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 11/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is where the Richmond Spiders (1-0) will take on the East Carolina Pirates (1-0) on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced off with Georgia Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 92-89 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 20 while Georgia Southern accumulated 26 fouls. They made 9 of 22 tries from distance. Georgia Southern finished the contest at 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 30 shots. Additionally, Georgia Southern grabbed 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia Southern doled out 12 assists and had 11 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, East Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 47.0% from the floor on 31 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 26 of 41 shots for a rate of 63.4%. East Carolina finished having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (31 of 66) and converted 4 out of their 20 3-point attempts.

Jordan Riley is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and snagged 8 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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East Carolina will play this contest with a mark of 1-0 on the season. They are averaging 92.0 points per game (98th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Pirates are shooting 20.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (4 of 20) and 63.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, East Carolina is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per game and has 18 assists for the year, which ranks 180th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 26.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 152nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 12 surrendered for the season. The Pirates defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (31 of 66) and they concede 37.0 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 40.9% on three-point shots while they are 326th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (89.0).

In their last game, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 84-56 when they faced Southern Virginia. The Spiders were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game. They gave up possession 6 times, while earning 13 steals in this contest. Southern Virginia had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Richmond knocked down 7 of 34 tries (20.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Spiders shot 30 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Spiders allowed Southern Virginia to make 15 of 48 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 31.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 20.8% from downtown by shooting 5 of 24 and finished the contest at 21 out of 29 from the free throw line (72.4%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Richmond allowed Southern Virginia to collect 30 in total (3 offensive).

Collin Tanner pitched in for the Spiders in this contest. He had 11 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 5 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 41.7%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Richmond has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Spiders are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 240th in D-1. Richmond has tallied 84 points this season and they pull in 47.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per contest (121st in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 6.0 times per contest. The Spiders are committing 22.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Spiders defensively are ranked 71st in college in PPG given up with 56.0. They are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 31.3% from the field (51st in the nation). The Richmond defense concedes 20.8% from downtown (5 of 24) and their opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 5.0 assists and 33.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 30th and 166th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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