Rhode Island Rams vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rhode Island Rams vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is the location where the Richmond Spiders (13-6) will take on the Rhode Island Rams (10-8) on Wednesday.

The Rhode Island Rams took the court against VCU and ended up losing by a score of 84-75 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Rams walked away with 18 and VCU accounted for 22 fouls. They made 12 out of their 29 shots from distance. VCU ended up shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 28 tries. On top of that, VCU totaled 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. VCU earned 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Rhode Island allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the floor on 27 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Rams made 15 of their 24 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Rhode Island wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% FG percentage (26 out of 53) and converted 8 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Keeyan Itejere is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He accumulated 18 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played 27 minutes and collected 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 81.8% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Rhode Island heads into this contest with a mark of 10-8 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rhode Island is collecting 33.2 boards per game and has accumulated 209 assists on the season, which ranks 341st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Rams are shooting 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 437) and 71.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.3 points per game (285th in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from downtown while they are 33rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.9). The Rams defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (401 of 929) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 71st in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 217 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Richmond Spiders took a loss by a score of 88-63 when they played Saint Louis. The Spiders collected 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. Saint Louis was called for 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 81.0%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Richmond made 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Spiders went 20 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9%. The Spiders allowed Saint Louis to convert 30 of their 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 49.2% for this game. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 10 out of 30 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). In reference to rebounding, Richmond permitted Saint Louis to collect 44 overall (12 on the offensive side).

A.J. Lopez pitched in for the Spiders in this matchup. He made 7 of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Richmond has a win-loss record of 13-6 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spiders are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 157th in the nation. Richmond has scored 1,537 pts this season (80.9 per contest) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per contest (118th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game. The Spiders have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense concedes 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (162 of 523) and their opposition makes 68.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 35.9 total boards per game, which is 55th and 267th in college hoops. The Spiders are ranked 151st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (145th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rhode Island

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