Richmond Spiders versus Temple Owls CBS TV A10 Conference Tournament Final College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 14, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Richmond Spiders and Temple Owls will do battle in the finals of the Atlantic 10 conference tournament on Sunday afternoon. They tip off this college basketball game for a bid into the NCAA Tournament at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers opening up the point spread in this affair and it was the Temple Owls opening up as a 4 point favorite with the over under coming in at 118.

The money came in early in this final of the A10 conference tournament on the side of the underdog Richmond Spiders, as the Temple Owls are currently 3 ½ point betting favorites. The total has seen early movement downward, as the game is currently lined at 115 for the bettors to wager into.

College basketball bettors on the side of the favored Temple Owls will receive –160 odds with the underdog Richmond Spiders bringing back +145 to win outright without the need for getting the points.

These Atlantic 10 conference foes will be battling for the second time this regular season. The teams met on February 6th at Richmond and it was the Spiders with the 71-54 victory over the Owls as a 1 ½ point betting favorite. Richmond converted on 57.8% of their shots and allowed the Owls a miserable 32.1% shooting.

The Temple Owls are a lock for an NCAA Tournament at large bid with a 27-5 overall record and 14-2 in conference play. The Owls are winners of 9 straight entering the finals. Temple opened play in the A10 tournament with a 69-51 victory over St Bonaventure as a 10-½ point favorite in the quarterfinal. They enjoyed 52.6% shooting and allowed just 35.8% shooting to the Bonnies. In the semifinals it was the Temple Owls posting the 57-44 victory. Temple stormed out to a 34-17 halftime lead and never looked back. The Owls held the Rams to a miserable 27.1% shooting. Guard Ryan Brooks led Temple with 16 points in victory.

Richmond sits at 25-7 overall and 13-3 in A10 conference play. The Spiders are a bubble team and really need to win this game. The team has won 11 of their past 12 games. They opened play it the A10 conference tournament with a 77-72 victory over Massachusetts as a 10 point favorite in the quarterfinals. Richmond was hot from three hitting on 55% in victory. Richmond faced a strong test in the semifinals and it was the Spiders with the 89-85 overtime victory over the Xavier Musketeers. The Spiders were led from the field by Kevin Anderson who converted on 10 of 21 shooting for 27 points.

Trend: Temple Owls are 6-0 ATS in their past 6 games

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