6:30 p.m. ET: Richmond Spiders (6-4) at NC State Wolfpack (7-3)

Spread: Richmond -2
Total: 142

Richmond plays North Carolina State in a non-conference matchup. Richmond snuck past Toledo by 3 points at home on Saturday. North Carolina State lost 82-72 in overtime to Purdue on Sunday. The teams meet Friday night as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout in Charlotte. NC State (7-3, 0-1 ACC) couldn’t hold a double-digit, second-half lead against then #1 Purdue Sunday in Brooklyn and Richmond (6-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10) has won three games in a row and looking to continue that momentum. NC State is averaging 77 points per game and is giving up 72 points per game, while also averaging 38 rebounds per game and 10 assists per game. Richmond is averaging 74 points per game and is giving up 71 points per game against, while also averaging 31 rebounds per game and 17 assists per game. Richmond takes 45% of its shot attempts from three and hits 38% of the time. The Spiders have outside shooting threats at all positions on the court and will have the advantage on the offensive end of the floor. Richmond is an experienced team that has been playing together for 4 seasons which you can tell from their assist ratio. North Carolina State has an assist on 31 of 74 field goals (41.9%) over its last 3 games while Richmond has assisted on 44 of 74 field goals (59.5%) during its last 3 games. Take Richmond to get the cover in this one. 

Trends

• The Spiders are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following an ATS loss.
• The Spiders are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games.
• The Wolfpack are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win. 

The Bookie:          Richmond -2 / Over 142
Fade the Public:   Richmond / Under
Sharp Action:       Richmond / Over