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Radford vs VCU Pick & Preview: Wednesday, December 14th Betting Odds

Highlanders vs Rams Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Radford Highlanders at VCU Rams
  • Where: Richmond at Stuart C. Siegel Center
  • Date: Wednesday, December 14th
  • Betting Odds: Radford +10, RADF +407 | VCU -558 O/U 133.5

Highlanders Preview:

The Radford Highlanders head into today’s game in what will be their 11th game of the season, posting a record of 6-4. So far, the Highlanders have played 5 games on the road, with a record of 1-4. For the season, Radford has been the underdog in 2 games, sitting with a mark of 0-2. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Highlanders being +10 point underdogs.

Radford’s leading scorer this season is Kenyon Giles who is averaging 12.2 points per contest. So far, Giles has accounted for 15.82% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 1.4 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists. DaQuan Smith is the second leading scorer for the Highlanders, averaging 11.6 points per game. Between him and Smith, they are accounting for 30.9% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Radford this season, as they are currently ranked 417th in college basketball at 63.2 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that that have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Highlanders’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 30.7%, placing them 439th in the NCAA.

Rams Preview:

VCU will take the floor against the Highlanders with an overall record of 6-4. So far this season, VCU has played 8 games at home, sitting with a record of 6-2. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Rams as the -10 point favorites. The Rams have been favored 8 times, going 6-2 straight up.

Brandon Johns Jr. comes into today’s game as the Rams’ leading scorer at 12.3 points per contest. Not only has Jr. been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is VCU’s top rebounder at 6.0 boards per contest. Behind Jr., the team has benefited from the strong play of Jayden Nunn who is second on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game. Overall, he has hit 44.6% of his shots and is adding 3.1 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for VCU this season, as they are currently ranked 356th in college basketball at 66.1 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that that have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Rams’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.3%, placing them 229th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Radford Highlanders +10

After crunching the numbers for this matchup, anyone looking to get a wager on this game between the Radford Highlanders and VCU Rams would be best served by taking Radford at +10. Each side comes into this game looking to slow the game down and make their opponent defend deep into the shot clock. Even though VCU is the favorite, this slow style of play figures to keep the game closer than oddsmakers are expecting. In addition, siding with Radford as the underdogs has been profitable of late, as they are 4-1 vs the spread (last 5). In this matchup, we like the home dogs and will take Radford +10.