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"Jan 27, 2:00 PM | Mullins CenterRichmond Spiders vs Massachusetts Minutemen Odds13-7TEAM RECORD12-5Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Mullins Center Sunday as host Massachusetts looks to handle the Richmond Spiders in NCAA hoops action.The Minutemen currently sports a 12-5 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 5-12 ATS. The Spiders are 13-7 and 5-12 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Minutemen produce a 7-10 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Spiders have gone 8-6 against the number.View Richmond vs Massachusetts Odds and Stats.Betting Line:The Spiders were listed as 1-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook.ag.Power Rankings / Prediction:It&amp;#039;s a betting matchup between the No. 123-rated Minutemen and the No. 192-ranked Spiders, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 76-71 result in favor of the Spiders.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Massachusetts has the nation&amp;#039;s No. 63-rated offensive output, at 73 PPG. The visiting Spiders defense ranks No. 163 allowing on average 65.6 PPG. The Minutemen FG% has averaged 41.2% so far, less than the Spiders marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.1% per game.Defensively, Richmond features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 213-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.4 points per game. Massachusetts, meanwhile, comes in at No. 68 nationally in scoring at home.Last time out for Richmond, they were an 86-74 winner as they battled Virginia Commonwealth at home. They covered in the match as an 8.5-point underdog. The Rams were burned for 26 points by Kendall Anthony on Thursday as the Spiders put another game in the win column, 86-74, at Robins Center.Massachusetts lost its last outing, a 79-76 result against George Washington on January 19. They failed to cover in that game as a 7-point favorite. Massachusetts suffered a 79-76 loss against George Washington on Saturday, getting 18 points from Chaz Williams in a losing effort at Mullins Center.Richmond Spiders Trends:When playing on Sunday are 7-3Before playing Temple are 6-4After playing Virginia Commonwealth are 3-7After a win are 6-4Massachusetts Minutemen Trends:When playing on Sunday are 5-5Before playing La Salle are 5-5After playing George Washington are 5-5After a loss are 7-3A few Spiders at Minutemen trends to consider:Richmond is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games on the roadRichmond is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the roadMassachusetts is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games at homeThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Massachusetts&amp;#039;s last 6 games when playing RichmondMassachusetts is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Massachusetts&amp;#039;s last 7 games Next up:Richmond at Temple, Wednesday, January 30Massachusetts at La Salle, Wednesday, January 30"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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