Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (0-5) are hitting the road to Robins Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Richmond Spiders (4-0).

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs faced off with DePaul and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-62 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 13 while DePaul racked up 16 fouls. They made 8 of their 25 shots from downtown. DePaul walked away from this one shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 attempts. Moreover, DePaul pulled down 32 boards (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. DePaul dished out 29 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Gardner-Webb allowed 55.4% from the field on 36 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes for the game while creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 8 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 53.3%. Gardner-Webb finished the game with a 34.8% FG percentage (23 of 66) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Jacob Hogarth is one player who was a factor in this game. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Gardner-Webb comes into this matchup with a mark of 0-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 69.2 points per game (318th in college) while shooting 39.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 28.8% on three-point shots (34 of 118) and 63.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Gardner-Webb is pulling down 32.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 57 assists on the season, which has them ranked 292nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 364th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 118 conceded on the season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 53.4% (167 of 313) and they concede 40.8 boards per game as a team. They give up 39.2% on 3-pointers and they are 360th in D-1 in opponents points per game (92.8).

In their last game, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 87-54 when they played VMI. The Spiders snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 12 steals in this matchup. VMI was called for 15 fouls in this game which took the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Richmond converted 12 out of 24 tries (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Spiders went 33 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 55.9%. The Spiders allowed VMI to convert 18 out of 49 tries from the floor which left them shooting 36.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 25.8% from distance by shooting 8 of 31 and ended up shooting 10 out of 20 from the charity stripe (50.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Richmond permitted VMI to snag 25 in total (6 offensive).

A.J. Lopez was important for the Spiders for the game. He converted 3 out of 6 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He totaled 12 points in his 18 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spiders are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 170th in the nation. Richmond has 348 points this year (87.0 per game) and they collect 42.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.8 times per contest (114th in college) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. The Spiders commit 22.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense gives up 25.0% on 3-point attempts (28 of 112) and their opposition knocks down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 8.8 assists and 32.3 boards per game, ranking them 12th and 90th in those categories. The Spiders on defense are ranked 81st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.0. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the floor (52nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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