VCU vs. Pennsylvania Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 9
Published 3:28 pm Sunday, December 8, 2024
Monday’s game features the VCU Rams (7-2) and the Pennsylvania Quakers (3-6) facing off at Stuart C. Siegel Center in what should be a one-sided matchup, with a projected 79-57 win for heavily favored VCU according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on December 9.
According to our computer prediction, Pennsylvania is projected to cover the point spread (22.5) against VCU. The two teams are expected to go over the 134.5 over/under.
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VCU vs. Pennsylvania Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN+
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
- 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 is 5-3-0 against the spread this season compared to Pennsylvania’s 1-7-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Rams are 4-4-0 and the Quakers are 5-3-0. The teams score 143 points per game, 8.5 more points than this matchup’s total.
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VCU Performance Insights
- The Rams are outscoring opponents by 19.1 points per game with a +172 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.4 points per game (125th in college basketball) and allow 59.3 per outing (10th in college basketball).
- The 36.0 rebounds per game VCU averages rank 62nd in the nation, and are 5.7 more than the 30.3 its opponents pull down per outing.
- VCU hits 9.8 three-pointers per game (46th in college basketball), 5.0 more than its opponents (4.8). It is shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc (230th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 29.5%.
- The Rams rank 121st in college basketball with 99.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and third in college basketball defensively with 75.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- 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 are being outscored by 9.1 points per game, with a -82 scoring differential overall. They put up 64.6 points per game (345th in college basketball), and allow 73.7 per contest (249th in college basketball).
- Pennsylvania falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 4.2 boards. It pulls down 30.4 rebounds per game (293rd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 34.6.
- Pennsylvania hits 1.9 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 7.1 (245th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 9.0.
- Pennsylvania and its opponents have been relatively even in the turnover battle. The Quakers commit 10.1 per game (67th in college basketball) and force 9.3 (342nd in college basketball).
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