Davidson vs. Richmond Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18
18 February 2026

The Davidson Wildcats (15-10, 6-6 A-10) are favored, by 5.5 points, over the Richmond Spiders (14-12, 4-9 A-10) on February 18, 2026 at John M. Belk Arena. The Spiders are struggling right now, going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.
Davidson is coming off of a 70-59 loss to Dayton in its most recent game on Sunday. Parker Friedrichsen put up 21 points, three rebounds and three assists for Davidson. Richmond's most recent game on Saturday ended in a 78-67 loss to VCU. Will Johnston scored a team-best 17 points for Richmond in the loss.
Davidson vs. Richmond Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina
- Spread favorite: Davidson -5.5
- Moneyline favorite: Davidson -272
- Moneyline underdog: Richmond +210
- Over/Under: 141.5 points
How to watch Davidson vs. Richmond
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Davidson vs. Richmond
- This season, Davidson and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's over/under of 141.5 points 12 times.
- In Richmond's 25 games this season, 18 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's over/under of 141.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 151.7 points per game, 10.2 points more than the total of 141.5 for this matchup.
- The 142.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 1.0 more than the 141.5 over/under in this contest.
- On average, Davidson has had a 142.6-point over/under in its games this season, 1.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- Richmond's games have an average over/under of 151.6 points this season, 10.1 more points than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Davidson vs. Richmond
- Davidson has played 23 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
- The Wildcats have an ATS record of 3-1 in their four games when favored by 5.5 points or more so far this season.
- Against the spread, Richmond is 12-13-0 this season.
- The Spiders have an against the spread record of 4-3 in their seven games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more this season.
- Davidson is 6-7 against the spread, and 7-6 overall, at home.
- At home, as a 5.5-point favorite or more, Davidson is 3-1 ATS.
- In away games, Richmond is 5-3 against the spread, and 3-5 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: Davidson vs. Richmond
- Davidson has entered the game as moneyline favorites 11 times this season and won eight, or 72.7%, of those games.
- The Wildcats have been at least a -272 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 73.1% chance of a victory for Davidson.
- Richmond has come away with three wins in the nine contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
- This season, the Spiders have been victorious two times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +210 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Richmond has a 32.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
