Richmond vs. Saint Louis prediction: Saint Louis favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Saint Louis will square off with Richmond in men's college basketball action at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, beginning at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Saint Louis as the most likely winner of the Richmond vs. Saint Louis game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Richmond vs. Saint Louis prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Richmond and Saint Louis 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Saint Louis a 90% chance of beating Richmond. Our predicted final score has Saint Louis winning 87-72.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Richmond and Saint Louis each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Richmond vs. Saint Louis odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Richmond vs. Saint Louis picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: