Fordham Rams vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (6-3) host the Fordham Rams (5-5) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams faced off with North Texas and notched a win by a score of 60-59 in their last contest. Fordham walked away from the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and made 8 of 21 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Rams buried 6 of 12 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, Fordham allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. North Texas dished out 9 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. On top of that, North Texas pulled down 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Texas finished the contest at 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 11 shots. They made 5 out of their 13 shots from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Rams walked away with 12 while North Texas accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Antrell Charlton is someone who played a role for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He accounted for 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Fordham heads into this game with a mark of 5-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 72.6 points per contest (240th in Division 1) while shooting 41.9% from the floor. The Rams are connecting on 30.9% on three-point shots (73 of 236) and 60.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Fordham is snagging 38.7 boards per game and is sitting with 139 assists so far this season, which is 165th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Rams are able to force 16.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They rank 47th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 98 surrendered for the campaign. The Rams are giving up a FG percentage of 41.7% (229 of 549) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 32.5% on shots from distance while they are 124th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.5).

When they last played, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 86-80 when they faced Boston College. The Red Storm snagged 16 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Boston College was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.5%. Regarding three-point attempts, St. John's converted 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). When the game finished, the Red Storm finished shooting 31 out of 77 from the floor which had them shooting 40.3%. The Red Storm allowed Boston College to bury 31 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.4% in this game. They went 38.5% from three-point range via 5 of 13 and finished the contest at 19 of 28 at the charity stripe (67.9%). In reference to rebounding, St. John's allowed Boston College to pull down 36 in all (9 offensive).

Joel Soriano was important for the Red Storm in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 11 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 6-3 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Storm are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 184th in the nation. St. John's has earned 723 pts for the campaign (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 41.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per contest (35th in the country) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Red Storm commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The St. John's defense allows 37.7% from downtown (60 of 159) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.9 dimes and 32.9 total rebounds per game, which is 126th and 92nd in the country. The Red Storm defensively are ranked 191st in the country in PPG given up with 71.0. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (225th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fordham

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