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Richmond vs Northern Iowa Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: December 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: McLeod Center — Cedar Falls, IA

Article updated Dec 6, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Richmond Spiders are traveling to play the Northern Iowa Panthers at the McLeod Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/6/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Northern Iowa is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Richmond Spiders are traveling to play the Northern Iowa Panthers at the McLeod Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/6/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Northern Iowa is the betting favorite opening at -1.5 and the current line is Northern Iowa -2.5.

Spiders vs Panthers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Panthers to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Richmond Spiders to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 141 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Richmond 74 to Northern Iowa 76

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Richmond Spiders and Northern Iowa Panthers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Richmond Spiders to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Northern Iowa will win straight-up is 60%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be RICHM 68, NIOWA 73.

OddsShark predicts Richmond will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Richmond Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 64, Richmond is ranked #129 in offense (scoring an average of 77.57 per game), #79 in defense (allowing an average of 65.86 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (6-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Spiders hit an average of 49.53% of their field goals (ranked #31) and 71.26% of their free throws (ranked #168) and makes an average of 36.54% of their three pointers ranked #77 in the NCAAB). They average 33.14 rebounds per game (ranked # 311) and average 14.14 offensive assists and 7.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 139 and 1 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Richmond allows an average of 40.77% field goals (ranked #103) and 69.44% free throws (ranked #139 in the NCAAB) The Spiders allow an average of 30.07% of the three pointers (ranked #99) and averages 36.86 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.86) Finally, the Spiders average 11.00 defensive assists and 12.43 turnovers per game (ranked # 89 and 212 respectively).

Northern Iowa Key Betting Stats

Northern Iowa Panthers has a power ranking of 268 and are #211 for offense (scoring an average of 73.43 per game), #229 for defense (giving up an average of 73.00 points per game) and 2-6 (2-5 ATS) overall. Richmond went 0-3 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northern Iowa.

For offense, the Panthers hit an average of 45.80% of their field goals (ranked #139) and 64.71% of their free throws (ranked #317) and makes an average of 33.33% of their three pointers (ranked #179 in the NCAAB). They average 36.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 212) and average 13.71 offensive assists and 11.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 155) and 94 respectively).

On defense, Northern Iowa allows an average of 41.98% field goals (ranked #150) and 81.34% free throws (ranked #359 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 35.23% of the three pointers (ranked #277) and averages 34.57 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.57) Finally, the Panthers average 10.86 defensive assists and 11.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 79 and 247 respectively).

Betting Summary

Richmond has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Richmond Spiders to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 141 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Spiders vs Panthers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Spiders vs Panthers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Richmond Spiders+120 → +130Moved
  • Moneyline · Northern Iowa Panthers-148 → -150Moved
  • Spread · Richmond Spiders+1.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Northern Iowa Panthers-1.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over143 (-110) → 141 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under143 (-110) → 141 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Richmond Spiders
4-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northern Iowa Panthers
1-6 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-06T06:35:38.571Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Richmond Spiders and Northern Iowa Panthers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Northern Iowa Panthers defeated Richmond Spiders 78-73

Northern Iowa Panthers defeated Richmond Spiders 78-73 on December 6, 2023, a 5-point decision in the series. Northern Iowa Panthers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 39-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Richmond Spiders +2.5 (-110) spread, Northern Iowa Panthers covered, while the 151 combined points finished over the recorded total of 141.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtmcentireTotal · Under 143 (-110)Loss
  • Steve512Spread · Northern Iowa Panthers -2 (-110)Win
  • HitmanhartSpread · Northern Iowa Panthers -2 (-110)Win
  • FlyigglesflySpread · Richmond Spiders +2 (-110)Loss
  • GustavosintoTotal · Over 143 (-110)Win
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Over 143 (-110)Win
  • Roderick806Spread · Richmond Spiders +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Richmond Spiders +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 141 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Richmond Spiders +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 141 (-110)Win
  • MikehuffTotal · Over 141 (-110)Win
  • Roderick806Total · Over 141 (-110)Win