Richmond vs. Davidson prediction: Davidson favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET as Richmond locks horns with Davidson in men's college basketball action at John M. Belk Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Davidson as the most likely winner of the Richmond vs. Davidson game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Richmond vs. Davidson prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model gives Davidson a 69% chance of beating Richmond. Our predicted final score has Davidson winning 73-68.

According to our model, Richmond (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 141.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Richmond vs. Davidson 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. Davidson 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:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Richmond +5.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Richmond vs. Davidson game-day updates and essential details

Wednesday's men's college basketball matchup between Davidson and Richmond at John M. Belk Arena is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Richmond vs. Davidson
• Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: John M. Belk Arena

Conclusion

We predict Davidson, with a 69% win probability, will likely beat Richmond on Wednesday.

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