Fordham Rams vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 12/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (5-3) are welcoming the Fordham Rams (4-5) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Fordham Rams faced NJIT and took a loss by a final of 80-77 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 23 and NJIT recorded 23 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 25 tries from downtown. NJIT finished the game shooting 72.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 25 attempts. In addition, NJIT grabbed 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. NJIT recorded 12 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Fordham allowed 45.5% from the field on 25 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Rams converted 17 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 54.8%. Fordham walked away from the game having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 56) and made 6 of their 18 3-point attempts.

Abdou Tsimbila is one player who came through in this contest. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes and also snagged 14 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 of 6 shooting.

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Fordham will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-5 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.0 points per game (200th in the country) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. The Rams are hitting 30.2% on shots from downtown (65 of 215) and 61.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Fordham is collecting 38.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 125 assists on the year, which has them ranked 131st in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.1 times per game and as a team are committing 21.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rams are able to force 17.1 turnovers per game and they draw 21.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 70th in the country in giving up assists with 89 surrendered so far this year. The Rams defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (206 of 489) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 32.0% on 3-point shots and they are 148th in the nation in points per game allowed (69.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a final score of 69-64 when they faced Boise State. The Mean Green were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. Boise State committed 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, North Texas knocked down 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). In all, the Mean Green shot 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. The Mean Green allowed Boise State to bury 20 of 45 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in the game. They finished shooting 40.9% from distance by going 9 out of 22 and finished the contest at 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). In reference to how they rebounded, North Texas allowed Boise State to snag 23 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Jason Edwards ended up being important for the Mean Green in this contest. He had 20 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 6 of 16 in this game for a rate of 37.5%, but couldn't coral a rebound.

North Texas has a win-loss record of 5-3 for the season. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.0 times per contest (319th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. North Texas has scored 559 points for the campaign (69.9 per contest) and they average 35.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Mean Green are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 206th in college hoops.

The North Texas defense gives up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (44 of 143) and their opponents are making 70.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 9.0 dimes and 29.8 total boards per game, ranking them 14th and 15th in college hoops. The Mean Green are ranked 6th in D-1 in points given up per game with 58.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (54th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fordham

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