Fordham Rams vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (8-13) will try to defeat the Fordham Rams (9-12) at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams played Richmond and took a loss by a score of 83-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 15 and Richmond recorded 16 fouls. They converted 8 of 14 shots from downtown. Richmond finished shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 16 tries. Additionally, Richmond collected 24 boards (0 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Richmond earned 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Fordham allowed their opponent to shoot 58.5% from the floor on 31 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Rams buried 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Fordham ended the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and buried 9 of their 27 3-point attempts.

Will Richardson is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 32 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 45.5% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Fordham will play this game with a win-loss mark of 9-12 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per game (193rd in Division 1) while shooting 41.3% from the field. The Rams are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (168 of 524) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Fordham is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 280 assists this season, which ranks 173rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Rams are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 249th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (74.0). The Rams defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (525 of 1,186) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 111th in D-1 in giving up assists with 249 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-62 against Loyola. Concerning team rebounding, Saint Louis allowed Loyola to collect 30 in all (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 39.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 23 and ended up shooting 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Billikens allowed Loyola to make 26 of their 55 tries from the field which had them at 47.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Billikens shot 20 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Saint Louis knocked down 2 of 14 attempts (14.3%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. Loyola committed 22 fouls in the matchup which got the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Billikens snagged 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

Cian Medley pitched in for the Billikens for the contest. He recorded 11 points in his 22 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists for the contest. He knocked down 3 out of 7 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a record of 8-13 this year. As an offensive unit, the Billikens are hitting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 254th in college basketball. Saint Louis has totaled 1,512 points on the campaign (72.0 per game) and they grab 33.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per game (286th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Billikens commit 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Saint Louis defense concedes 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (178 of 518) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.4 assists and 36.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 228th and 253rd in the nation. The Billikens defensively are ranked 317th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 77.4. They are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (296th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fordham

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