Richmond vs. East Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 8

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The Richmond Spiders (1-0) face the East Carolina Pirates (1-0) as 5.5-point favorites on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 143.

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Richmond Cover -5.5 vs East Carolina -109

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Richmond vs. East Carolina betting lines

  • Richmond moneyline odds to win: -235
  • East Carolina moneyline odds to win: +192
  • Spread: Richmond (-5.5)
  • Total: 143

Richmond statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Richmond covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games last season. Richmond covered five times in 14 opportunities at home, and it covered four times in 13 opportunities on the road.
  • The Spiders hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (57.1%) than road tilts (53.8%) last season.
  • As a moneyline favorite, Richmond won a higher percentage of its home games (.500) compared to road games (.000) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Spiders were the 25th-worst team in the nation in points scored (66.8 per game) and 176th in points conceded (71.9) last year.
  • Richmond was 328th in the nation in rebounds per game (28.9) and 294th in rebounds conceded (33.1) last season.
  • The Spiders were 316th in college basketball in assists (11.6 per game) last season.

Richmond betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 12-19-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-6-0; As Underdog: 11-13-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-15-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-19 (Home: 2-7; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.8 (328th in nation) 43.3 (139th) 28.9 (328th) 33.1 (294th) 11.6 (316th) 9.3 (25th)

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East Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • East Carolina performed better against the spread on the road (5-5-0) than at home (7-9-0) last year.
  • Pirates games finished above the over/under more frequently at home (10 times out of 16) than on the road (six of 10) last year.
  • The Pirates, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than away (1-6) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Pirates were 123rd in the country last year with 75.8 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 234th with 73.8 points allowed per game.
  • With 34.4 rebounds per game, East Carolina was 53rd in the country. It ceded 31.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked 202nd in college basketball.
  • The Pirates averaged 13.4 dimes per game, which ranked them 196th in the country.

East Carolina betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 14-17-0 (Home: 7-9-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-11-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-13-0 (Home: 10-6-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-5 (Home: 8-4; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (239th in nation) 44.2 (201st) 34.4 (53rd) 31.5 (202nd) 13.4 (196th) 10.4 (108th)
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