Georgetown Hoyas vs Richmond Spiders Predictions

What Richmond's record tells us

Richmond enters Saturday's home game at 2-1 overall and 1-0 in Patriot League play, while Georgetown is 0-1 in both, according to University of Richmond Athletics, the school's official athletics site. SPF lists the Spiders at -12.5 and -573 on the moneyline, with Georgetown at +397.

Richmond is the tentative straight-up pick, but records alone don't establish how these teams match up. Without confirmed starters, injury information or comparative offensive and defensive statistics, there's no sound basis for projecting a winning margin. The -573 moneyline requires roughly an 85.1% win probability to break even, a threshold the available team information can't substantiate. Pass.

Weather offers no clear total angle

National Weather Service Wakefield, the local federal forecast office, projects 80 degrees, northeast winds of 7 mph and a 3% precipitation chance at 3 p.m., shortly before the 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Robins Stadium. That forecast gives little reason to expect wind or rain to restrict scoring, but it doesn't establish an edge on SPF's 47.5 total. Pass on the total as well.