Who's Playing

Bucknell @ Richmond

Current Records: Bucknell 3-8; Richmond 8-4

What to Know

The Bucknell Bison and the Richmond Spiders will compete for holiday cheer at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday at Robins Center. Both teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

The Bison strolled past the La Salle Explorers with points to spare this past Saturday, taking the game 82-70. Bucknell got double-digit scores from four players: guard Andrew Funk (22), guard Xander Rice (13), center Andre Screen (13), and center Alex Timmerman (12).

Meanwhile, the Old Dominion Monarchs typically have all the answers at home, but on Sunday Richmond proved too difficult a challenge. Richmond snuck past Old Dominion with a 67-61 win. Forward Tyler Burton took over for Richmond, finishing with 29 points (a whopping 43% of their total) in addition to ten rebounds.

The Bison are the clear underdogs, so they're hoping it's the size of the fight that determines this one. Those betting on them against the spread shouldn't have high expectations for them since the team is 2-5 ATS when expected to lose.

The wins brought Bucknell up to 3-8 and the Spiders to 8-4. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Bucknell is stumbling into the matchup with the 355th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 9.5 on average. To make matters even worse for Bucknell, Richmond ranks 16th in college basketball when it comes to turnovers per game, with only 10.2 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked in Richmond's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: Robins Center -- Richmond, Virginia
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $16.49

Odds

The Spiders are a big 19-point favorite against the Bison, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 19-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -108

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Series History

Bucknell have won both of the games they've played against Richmond in the last seven years.

  • Dec 19, 2017 - Bucknell 86 vs. Richmond 78
  • Nov 30, 2016 - Bucknell 73 vs. Richmond 68

Injury Report for Richmond

  • Malcolm Dread: Out for the Season (Not Injury Related)
  • Jason Nelson: Out for the Season (Not Injury Related)
  • Aidan Noyes: Out for the Season (Not Injury Related)

Injury Report for Bucknell

No Injury Information