Richmond Spiders vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (16-1) will try to beat the Richmond Spiders (13-5) at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday.

The Richmond Spiders played La Salle and walked away with a win by a score of 74-53 in their last contest. Richmond ended having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 19 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Spiders converted 10 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Richmond allowed the other team to go 33.9% from the field on 21 out of 62 shooting. La Salle recorded 5 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, La Salle snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. La Salle finished the contest at 55.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 9 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 23 tries from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Spiders walked away with 12 while La Salle had 13 personal fouls.

Aiden Argabright is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 28 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Richmond comes into this game with a record of 13-5 this season. They average 81.9 pts per game (89th in D-1) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Spiders are hitting 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (169 of 443) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Richmond is pulling down 36.9 rebounds per game and has 280 assists on the season, which ranks 78th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.2 times per game and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Spiders are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are giving up 30.8% from 3-point land while they are 133rd in college in points per game allowed (71.7). The Spiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (455 of 1,069) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 65th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 204 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away with a victory by a final of 78-56 against Fordham. The Billikens snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Fordham had 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Billikens to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to bury 10 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Saint Louis converted 12 out of their 30 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Billikens walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.9%. The Billikens allowed Fordham to bury 20 out of 64 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 31.3% in this matchup. They shot 23.1% from distance by connecting on 6 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Saint Louis allowed Fordham to snag 31 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Robbie Avila pitched in for the Billikens for the game. He accumulated 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the game. He converted 7 of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a win-loss mark of 16-1 on the year. The Billikens commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.3 times per game (9th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Saint Louis has scored 1,563 points this year (91.9 per contest) and they average 43.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Billikens are hitting on 52.0% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in Division 1.

The Saint Louis defense allows 26.8% on three-point shots (111 of 414) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.4 assists and 31.2 rebounds per game, which is 13th and 35th in college hoops. The Billikens on the defensive end are ranked 36th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.8. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 35.7% from the floor (2nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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