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The Alabama Crimson Tide host the Richmond Spiders in the first round of the NIT Tournament in a game that will take place at the Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 9:15 PM ET. The betting line for this match opened with Alabama as a -7 point spread favorite over Richmond with an over/under line of 137.5 up from a low of 134.5.
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Richmond is coming off an 87-77 OT loss to VCU in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 6.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 164, which was well over the closing line of 140. The Spiders have failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games and in their last five games they have an over/under record of 1-3-1. Richmond had won five straight games before the loss to VCU.
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Alabama is coming off a 79-74 loss to a ranked Kentucky team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 10.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was over the closing line of 135. The Crimson Tide have covered the spread in five of their last six games, including their last three, and in two of their last three games the total has gone over.
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Offensively, Richmond is putting up 74.1 points per game on a 46.6% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Spiders are allowing 71.5 points per game on a 44% FG average.
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Alabama is putting up 68.7 points per game on a 42.4% FG average. On defense the Crimson Tide are allowing 64.5 points per game on a 40.1% FG average.
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This is the first ever meting between these teams.
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Richmond Spiders at Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Trends<br />
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Richmond is 9-4 against the spread in their last 13 games overall.
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The Spiders are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games on the road.
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Alabama is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Crimson Tide is 12-5 straight up in their last 17 games at home.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Richmond and Alabama have the public leaning to the home Crimson Tide minus the 7.5 points with 57%. The over/under bettors believe this game will definitively go over the posted total of 136 with almost 85% on board.
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