Davidson Wildcats vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (12-8) are hitting the road to Robins Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Richmond Spiders (13-9).

The Davidson Wildcats faced George Mason and ended up losing by a score of 60-52 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 20 and George Mason totaled 12 fouls. They made 5 of their 18 attempts from downtown. George Mason finished the game at 59.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 22 shots. In addition, George Mason grabbed 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. George Mason dished out 9 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In regard to defense, Davidson allowed the other team to shoot 44.7% from the floor on 21 of 47 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 26 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 4 of their 6 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Davidson finished with a 36.4% FG percentage (20 of 55) and made 8 out of their 26 three-point attempts.

Roberts Blums is one guy who was important for the matchup. He walked away with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Davidson will play this contest with a record of 12-8 so far this season. They are averaging 71.5 pts per game (296th in the country) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 36.2% from downtown (175 of 483) and 66.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Davidson is collecting 32.7 rebounds per game and has 261 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 291st in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 27th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 224 conceded this year. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (499 of 1,094) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a group. They surrender 32.7% on three-point shots and they are 66th in college in points per game allowed (69.3).

For their last game, the Richmond Spiders took a loss by a final score of 77-69 against VCU. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Richmond permitted VCU to grab 30 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from downtown by going 9 of 24 and finished the contest at 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Spiders permitted VCU to make 23 of 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.4% in this contest. In all, the Spiders finished 27 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Richmond knocked down 5 out of their 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 71.4%. VCU earned 14 fouls in this game which got the Spiders to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Spiders corralled 15 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game.

A.J. Lopez ended up being a major contributor for the Spiders for the contest. He tallied 17 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 6 out of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Richmond has a mark of 13-9 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Spiders are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is 161st in D-1. Richmond has scored 1,743 pts on the campaign (79.2 per contest) and they collect 35.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.7 times per contest (143rd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Spiders commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense concedes 31.5% from downtown (189 of 600) and their opponents are making 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.5 dimes and 35.9 boards every game, which is 49th and 268th in D-1. The Spiders are ranked 173rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.2. They are forcing 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (147th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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