La Salle vs. Richmond betting: College basketball preview for February 19

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Richmond Spiders (9-17, 4-9 A-10) are 3.5-point underdogs as they attempt to break a five-game road slide when they take on the La Salle Explorers (12-14, 4-9 A-10) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Tom Gola Arena. The contest airs at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

La Salle Cover -3.5 vs Richmond -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

La Salle vs. Richmond betting lines

  • La Salle moneyline odds to win: -174
  • Richmond moneyline odds to win: +145
  • Spread: La Salle (-3.5)
  • Total: 138.5

La Salle statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • La Salle has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered eight times in 12 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered two times in 10 opportunities in road games.
  • The Explorers have eclipsed the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in six of 12 home matchups (50%). In road games, they have hit the over in six of 10 games (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, La Salle has won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.714) compared to road games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Explorers have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 66.1 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 73.3 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen La Salle allow 1.6 more points per game (77.6) than its season-long average (76.0).
  • The Explorers are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 5.1 threes per game and shooting 28.3% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6.8 makes and 32.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

La Salle betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-14-1 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 2-7-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 5-8-1)
  • O-U-P: 14-12-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (330th in nation) 45.7 (292nd) 33.5 (101st) 33.9 (322nd) 12.0 (297th) 9.9 (52nd)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on La Salle vs. Richmond? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Richmond statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Richmond is 4-8-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-8-0 ATS (.200).
  • In terms of the over/under, Spiders games have gone over more often at home (seven of 12, 58.3%) than on the road (five of 10, 50%).
  • The Spiders’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .286 (2-5), and on the road it is .111 (1-8).

Recent trends

  • The Spiders are putting up 63.6 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 4.2 fewer points than their average for the season (67.8).
  • In its last 10 games, Richmond is allowing 72.2 points per contest, compared to its season average of 72.3 points allowed.
  • The Spiders are sinking 7.2 three-pointers per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.7). That said, they sport a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (32.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (30.8%).

Richmond betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-17-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 2-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 1-6-0; As Underdog: 7-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-13-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-14 (Home: 2-5; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (315th in nation) 43.0 (136th) 29.4 (320th) 33.3 (302nd) 11.4 (329th) 9.5 (30th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …