Rhode Island hosts Richmond in conference matchup

Richmond Spiders (12-7, 3-3 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (11-5, 3-2 A-10)

Kingston, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Rhode Island -2.5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: Tyler Burton and the Richmond Spiders visit Makhel Mitchell and the Rhode Island Rams in A-10 play.

The Rams have gone 8-1 at home. Rhode Island has a 1-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Spiders are 3-3 in A-10 play. Richmond is 5-3 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Rams and Spiders face off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks for the Rams. Jeremy Sheppard is averaging 8.3 points over the last 10 games for Rhode Island.

Jacob Gilyard averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Spiders, scoring 12.3 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Burton is averaging 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds over the past 10 games for Richmond.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 7-3, averaging 70.5 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points per game.

Spiders: 7-3, averaging 73.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 8.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points.

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