VCU vs. Pennsylvania Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 9
Published 5:48 pm Sunday, December 8, 2024
Monday’s game at Stuart C. Siegel Center has the VCU Rams (7-2) taking on the Pennsylvania Quakers (3-6) at 7:00 PM ET. Our computer prediction is a lopsided 79-57 victory, as our model heavily favors VCU.
Based on our computer prediction, Pennsylvania projects to cover the 22.5-point spread in its matchup versus VCU. The over/under is currently listed at 134.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.
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VCU vs. Pennsylvania Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN+
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- Where: Richmond, Virginia
- Venue: Stuart C. Siegel Center
- Line: VCU -22.5
- Point total: 134.5
- Moneyline (to win): VCU -7692, Pennsylvania +2200
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VCU vs. Pennsylvania Score Prediction
- Prediction:
VCU 79, Pennsylvania 57
Spread & Total Prediction for VCU vs. Pennsylvania
- Pick ATS: Pennsylvania (+22.5)
- Pick OU: Over (134.5)
VCU’s record against the spread so far this season is 5-3-0, and Pennsylvania’s is 1-7-0. The Rams are 4-4-0 and the Quakers are 5-3-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams average 143 points per game, 8.5 more points than this matchup’s total.
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VCU Performance Insights
- The Rams have a +172 scoring differential, topping opponents by 19.1 points per game. They’re putting up 78.4 points per game to rank 125th in college basketball and are allowing 59.3 per contest to rank 10th in college basketball.
- The 36.0 rebounds per game VCU averages rank 61st in the nation, and are 5.7 more than the 30.3 its opponents pull down per contest.
- VCU hits 5.0 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.8 (46th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 4.8.
- The Rams average 99.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (122nd in college basketball), and give up 75.2 points per 100 possessions (third in college basketball).
- VCU wins the turnover battle by 1.8 per game, committing 13.0 (289th in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.8.
Pennsylvania Performance Insights
- The Quakers have been outscored by 9.1 points per game (posting 64.6 points per game, 345th in college basketball, while conceding 73.7 per contest, 249th in college basketball) and have a -82 scoring differential.
- Pennsylvania loses the rebound battle by 4.2 boards on average. It records 30.4 rebounds per game, 294th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 34.6.
- Pennsylvania connects on 7.1 three-pointers per game (246th in college basketball), 1.9 fewer than its opponents. It is shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc (333rd in college basketball) and its opponents are shooting 41.3%.
- Pennsylvania has committed 10.1 turnovers per game (67th in college basketball) while forcing 9.3 (342nd in college basketball).
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