George Washington Colonials vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Washington Colonials vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The George Washington Colonials (9-4) are traveling to Robins Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Richmond Spiders (10-2).

The George Washington Colonials played St. Mary's and notched a win by a score of 97-40 in their last contest. George Washington ended having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (37 of 71) and made 12 out of their 30 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Colonials buried 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 49 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 14 steals. When discussing the defense, George Washington allowed the other team to go 25.4% from the field on 15 of 59 shooting. St. Mary's dished out 9 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. On top of that, St. Mary's collected 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. Mary's shot 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 9 attempts. They also knocked down 3 of their 18 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Colonials ended up walking away with 15 while St. Mary's accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Rafael Castro is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 16 mins and also grabbed 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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George Washington will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-4 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, George Washington is pulling down 39.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 213 dimes so far this year, which ranks 72nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Colonials are hitting 35.5% on shots from downtown (119 of 335) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 87.6 pts per game (38th in Division 1) while hitting 48.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Colonials are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 282nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 191 conceded for the season. The Colonials defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (335 of 772) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 30.4% on three-point shots and they are 180th in college in PPG allowed (72.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 80-56 when they faced The Citadel. The Spiders earned 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Citadel had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Richmond knocked down 9 of their 30 attempts (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spiders walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8%. The Spiders permitted The Citadel to bury 22 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. They finished 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Richmond permitted The Citadel to get 26 in total (7 offensive).

Jaden Daughtry ended up being a major contributor for the Spiders for the game. He made 7 out of 9 in this contest giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 17 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Richmond has a record of 10-2 this season. The Spiders commit 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (103rd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. Richmond has accounted for 1,006 pts on the year (83.8 per contest) and they average 38.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Spiders are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 98th in D-1.

The Richmond defense surrenders 30.0% on 3-pointers (96 of 320) and their opponents are converting on 67.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.6 dimes and 33.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 28th and 155th in those defensive categories. The Spiders defensively are ranked 103rd in college in PPG allowed with 70.0. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (96th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Richmond

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