The Richmond Spiders pulled off one of the first big upsets in this year's NCAA Tournament with Thursday's 67-63 victory over Iowa as 9.5-point underdogs. This win followed the Spiders' three-game run to the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament title the week before.
As the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region bracket, Richmond will face the No. 4 Providence Friars in Saturday's 6:10 p.m. tip at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The winner of this game will advance to next week's Sweet 16 round of the Big Dance.
The Spiders have been opened as three-point underdogs against the Big East's regular season champions. The total line for this game is set at 134.5 points.
Richmond is 5-1 against the spread in its last six games against a team from the Big East and it is 4-1 ATS in its last five games closing as an underdog. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the team's last eight games overall.
Providence has won 13 of its last 16 games SU and it is 4-2 ATS in its last six outings. The total has stayed UNDER in five of its last six games against a team from the Atlantic 10. It has also stayed UNDER in five of its last seven games played in March.
This should be one of the closer matchups on Saturday's slate with the Spiders playing at a high level while also bringing quite a bit of momentum into this game. Providence went 14-3 straight-up in the Big East this season but a troubling loss to Creighton in the conference tournament opens the door for another big upset by the Spiders later this Saturday afternoon.
The link below to Vegas Insider, as the ultimate betting resource for this year's NCAA Tournament, contains my complete game preview and "best bet" pick.
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