Who's Playing
VMI @ Richmond
What to Know
The VMI Keydets and the Richmond Spiders will face off at 7 p.m. ET November 7th at Robins Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. Last year was nothing to brag about for VMI (16-16), so the squad is looking forward to a new start. Richmond went 24-13 last year and got to the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to the Providence Friars 79-51.
A pair of last-season stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Keydets ranked 14th worst with respect to takeaways last season, where the team accrued only 10.3 on average (bottom 96%). To make matters even worse for VMI, Richmond was 11th best (top 3%) in turnovers per game, finishing the 2021-2022 season with only 9.8 on average.
Since the experts predict a loss, VMI will need to dig deep. We'll soon see whether they can make the experts look bad.
How To Watch
- When: Monday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Robins Center -- Richmond, Virginia
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $9.00
Odds
The Spiders are a big 22.5-point favorite against the Keydets, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Spiders as an 18.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Richmond won the only game these two teams have played in the last eight years.
- Nov 11, 2016 - Richmond 72 vs. VMI 69
