Camila Sosa
This commitment of the Midwest bracket promises to be a very defensive duel, in which one of the favorites will be measured to reach the final instances and another that comes from giving one of the bells of the first round. First, there’s Providence, the fourth seed that dispatched in a tight game, 66-57, to South Dakota State. Second, there’s Richmond, seeded number that beat Iowa, seeded Number 5, with slate of 67-63.
Picks and Predictions for the Richmond Spiders vs Providence Friars NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 19
- Where: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, New York
- When: Saturday, March 19, 6:10 PM ET
- Betting Line: Richmond Spiders (+2.5) vs Providence Friars (-2.5)
Richmond Spiders Betting Preview (Seeding #12)
- Overall Record: 23-12
- Conference Record: 23-12
- Spread: +2.5
- Over/Under: Over 134.5
- Moneyline: +135
The Spiders rocked the first round of March Madness after holding Iowa to 36% in field goals, despite being one of the worst field goal defenses in the nation. Therefore, if Richmond wants to continue on track, they must be constant and maintain this performance taking advantage of the fact that on the opposite side they will have a team that does not stand out precisely for its attack.
On the offensive side, the Spiders stand out for their good amount of three-pointers, as evidenced by the fact that their best scorer against Iowa, Jacob Gilyard, scored 12 of his 24 points from the three-point line.
Providence Friars Betting Preview (Seeding #4)
- Overall Record: 25-5
- Conference Record: 14-3
- Spread: -2.5
- Over/Under: Over 134.5
- Moneyline: -155
If we have the Friars in a game, we will surely see a very tight duel. In the best season in Providence history, the team has stood out for knowing how to define tight games, where it left an 11-2 record in wins of five points or less. And while against South Dakota he won by nine points, against Richmond the issue will surely be tighter.
On the offensive the thing does not change much. Against South Dakota their strength was three-pointers and of course punishing from the free throw line, where they got 21% of their points on the season, the tenth best figure in the championship. With this part of the game in their favor, as well as being better at taking rebounds than Richmond, the balance seems to be in favor of the Friars.
JefeBet Prediction
We have said it before, this game will be very tight, probably one of the most closely fought of the entire second ronsa. However, Providence had a better season, they are inspired by showing their best performance in history, they won well against South Dakota and are better than Richmond in several important factors of the game. Of course, the Spiders knocked Iowa down, but this time I don’t think they can handle the Friars defense. That’s why I’m sticking with providence’s moneyline.
