ASA top play on 10* UNDER 144.5 Rhode Island @ Richmond, 6PM ET

Both teams are average in pace of play or tempo but both are very good when it comes to defensive efficiency. The Spiders have played a very tough schedule yet allow just .947 points per possession which is 61st in the country. Rhode Island is top 100 in defensive efficiency allowing just .908PPP and they hold foes to a miniscule 40% shooting which is 18th best in the nation. Rhode Island is coming off a 162 total point game against St Joes but that was in overtime and the two teams had just 140 total points at the end of regulation. Prior to that game the Rams had totaled less than this number in five straight games. Richmond just played a St Bonaventure team that is similar to Rhode Island and those two teams combined for 135 total points. Atlantic 10 conference games this season are averaging just 134.7PPG, last year that average was 135.6PPG. In their one season clash last season these two teams combined for 130 total points. According to our model this total is set higher than it should be and the value is on the UNDER.