Davidson Wildcats vs Fordham Rams Prediction, 3/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Fordham Rams

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Fordham Rams (12-19) will try to beat the Davidson Wildcats (15-16) at Barclays Center on Tuesday.

The Davidson Wildcats played Saint Joseph's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-71 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 20 and Saint Joseph's accounted for 14 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 24 shots from distance. Saint Joseph's ended up shooting 74.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 31 attempts. On top of that, Saint Joseph's grabbed 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Saint Joseph's totaled 15 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Davidson allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes for the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 11 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Davidson finished with a 40.3% FG percentage (27 out of 67) and converted 6 out of their 24 three-point shots.

Reed Bailey is someone who was a factor for the game. He left the arena with 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Davidson comes into this contest with a mark of 15-16 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Davidson is collecting 34.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 391 dimes this season, which has them ranked 238th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 31.4% on shots from distance (230 of 732) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.3 points per contest (277th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are 149th in college basketball in giving up assists with 392 relinquished so far this season. The Wildcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (737 of 1,730) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 33.6% on 3-point shots while they are 68th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Fordham Rams took a loss by a score of 58-50 against Rhode Island. In reference to rebounds, Fordham allowed Rhode Island to snag 37 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 15.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 out of 19 and finished the game at 19 of 30 from the charity stripe (63.3%). The Rams allowed Rhode Island to bury 18 of 46 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rams walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 27.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Fordham converted 7 of their 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 60.0%. Rhode Island committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Rams to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Rams snagged 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup.

Will Richardson pitched in for the Rams for this game. He racked up 11 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He made 3 out of 10 in the game giving him a rate of 30.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Fordham has a record of 12-19 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Rams are hitting on 40.2% from the field, which is ranked 346th in the country. Fordham has scored 2,192 pts for the campaign (70.7 per contest) and they average 37.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per game (197th in the country) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. The Rams are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.9% from the free throw line.

The Fordham defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (186 of 519) and their opponents are making 72.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.3 assists and 36.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 128th and 268th in the country. The Rams on defense are ranked 207th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 72.8. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (262nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson

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