#24 Richmond at Xavier preview

By:  Cooper Ledford SWO SPORTS FOUNDER AND CEO

Tomorrow, Chris Mooney's Richmond Spiders will visit Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers.  Richmond is #24/#23, while Xavier is not ranked.  Both teams sit atop the Atlantic Ten, along with the Temple Owls.  Richmond is 22-6, and 11-2 in the A-10, while Xavier is 20-7, 11-2.  If Xavier wins the game, they will jump into the top 25, more than likely, and Richmond will exit the rankings.  If Richmond wins, they will likely move up in the rankings, and Xavier will move farther down.

Richmond has some good wins, notable ones are over at-the-time, #13 Florida, and #17 Temple.  Their bad losses have been to William & Mary and Saint Louis.

Xavier's good wins have been over #25 Cincinnati, Florida, and Saint Louis.  Xavier has not had many bad losses, except to Dayton and Marquette.  All seven of the Musketeers losses have been road games, Xavier is perfect at home.

Xavier leads the all-time series, 10-3.

Both teams average 70 points per game, so both teams would love to keep the oppenent in the 60's, which should provide the win.  This should be a close and good game.  My prediction in 74-67, Xavier wins it, since it is at the Cintas Center.