Richmond Spiders vs Belmont Bruins Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Belmont Bruins

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Curb Event Center Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (6-1) are traveling to Curb Event Center Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Belmont Bruins (8-0).

The Richmond Spiders faced off with Charlotte and walked away with a win by a score of 71-66 in their last game. Richmond walked away from the contest having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (22 of 48) and made 7 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spiders knocked down 20 of 34 shots for a percentage of 58.8%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 of 51 shooting. Charlotte recorded 5 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charlotte shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 24 shots. They converted 6 of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Spiders ended up with 19 while Charlotte totaled 22 fouls.

A.J. Lopez is one player who was a factor in this game. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 19 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He recorded 17 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Richmond will enter this game with a mark of 6-1 for the campaign. They are averaging 84.7 points per outing (82nd in college) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Spiders are shooting 33.0% on three-point shots (63 of 191) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Richmond is grabbing 41.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 115 assists this year, which ranks 178th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Spiders are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 15th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 67 surrendered for the campaign. The Spiders defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.7% (154 of 378) and they surrender 31.6 boards per game as a squad. They give up 28.9% on shots from distance and they are 80th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.7).

For their last game, the Belmont Bruins got the victory with a final of 96-73 against Charleston. In regard to team rebounding, Belmont allowed Charleston to pull down 35 overall (15 offensive). They went 28.2% from three-point range by going 11 out of 39 and finished the game at 22 out of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Bruins allowed Charleston to make 20 of their 65 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.8% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Bruins ended up shooting 36 for 63 from the field which had them at 57.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Belmont buried 13 out of their 28 tries (46.4%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 57.9%. Charleston had 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Bruins corralled 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest.

Sam Orme was important for the Bruins in this contest. He buried 7 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Belmont has a win-loss mark of 8-0 on the season. The Bruins commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.1 times per game (26th in college) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. Belmont has earned 697 pts for the year (87.1 per contest) and they pull in 40.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bruins are hitting on 52.0% from the floor, which ranks 18th in college.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 38th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.9% from the floor (3rd in college). The Belmont defense concedes 25.9% on three-point shots (66 of 255) and their opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.9 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, which is 23rd and 166th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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