Fordham Rams vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: CBSSN

The Fordham Rams (3-2) are on their way to Ocean Center on Monday where they will go up against the Penn State Nittany Lions (5-0).

The Fordham Rams faced Georgian Court and walked away with a win by a score of 101-61 in their last contest. Fordham ended having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (34 out of 65) and knocked down 14 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rams converted 19 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 63.3%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 43 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Fordham allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the floor on 24 out of 62 shooting. Georgian Court doled out 7 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Georgian Court collected 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Georgian Court shot 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 9 tries. They also converted 5 of 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Rams ended up with 14 and Georgian Court recorded 21 fouls.

Jaden Smith is a player who was a major factor in the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and snagged 13 boards. He racked up 14 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

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Fordham enters this one with a record of 3-2 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Fordham is grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 77 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 115th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are shooting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (51 of 143) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.4 points per game (234th in college hoops) while hitting 40.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams have forced 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 270th in D-1 in giving up assists with 72 relinquished on the season. The Rams defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (131 of 298) and they surrender 38.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 169th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away with a victory by a final of 102-89 when they faced IPFW. In reference to how they rebounded, Penn State allowed IPFW to snag 28 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land via 12 out of 28 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Nittany Lions allowed IPFW to bury 31 out of their 70 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.3% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Nittany Lions shot 34 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Penn State buried 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 76.7%. IPFW earned 23 fouls in this contest which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Nittany Lions recorded 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game.

Ace Baldwin Jr. pitched in for the Nittany Lions for this contest. He converted 7 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 11 assists for the matchup.

Penn State has a win-loss record of 5-0 for the campaign. The Nittany Lions have committed 17.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per game (21st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per game. Penn State has tallied 491 pts this year (98.2 per game) and they collect 39.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 52.3% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in D-1.

The Penn State defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (41 of 120) and their opposition knocks down 68.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.2 assists and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 209th and 116th in Division 1. The Nittany Lions on defense are ranked 110th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 19.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (90th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fordham

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