ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT -- At full strength, Richmond is easily better than Duquesne, but the Spiders are far from that with leading scorer Blake Francis (16.1 ppg) ruled out of this one and second-leading scorer Grant Golden (12.9 ppg) playing through a serious finger injury on his shooting hand. He has been gutting it out but not nearly as effective. This game is in Richmond but no home-court advantage for the Spiders as it's at VCU. Duquesne, meanwhile, is 7-1 ATS in its past eight

Richmond leading scorer Blake Francis (back) is a gametime decision for this Atlantic 10 Tournament game, and 6-10 senior Grant Golden is playing with a fractured finger. When these teams met Feb. 20, the Spiders won 79-72 with Francis scoring 17 points and Golden notching 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Dukes were coming off a 17-day pause and shot 5 of 20 from deep. Take the points in a game that should come down to the wire.

I swear I'm not just doing this because Richmond blew a four-team money line parlay for me earlier this week when it lost to St. Joseph's as a 17-point favorite. I'm doing it because Duquesne has had a week off and has covered in seven of eight. Meanwhile, the Spiders have covered only one of their last six.