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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Richmond vs Xavier March Madness

Courtesy of OddsShark.com


The Richmond Spiders and the Xavier Musketeers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Boardwalk Hall.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Richmond was defeated 77-72 by Massachusetts on Friday as a 9.5-point favorite. That game's 149 points made it OVER the posted total of 131.5.

Anthony Gurley had 24 points in a losing effort for Richmond.

Terrell Holloway scored 22 points to lead Xavier past Dayton 78-73 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals in Atlantic City on Friday night.

Xavier covered as 3.5-point favorites, while the game played OVER the 134-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Current streak:
Richmond has won 3 straight games.
Xavier has won 8 straight games.

Team records:
Richmond: 25-7 SU, 17-11 ATS
Xavier: 24-7 SU, 20-10 ATS

Richmond most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Massachusetts are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

Xavier most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
After playing Dayton are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Richmond is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Richmond's last 7 games when playing Xavier
Richmond is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Xavier
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Xavier is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Richmond
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 7 games when playing Richmond