Fordham Rams vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (1-0) host the Fordham Rams (0-1) at Prudential Center on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams faced off with St. John's and went home with a loss by a final score of 92-60 in their last game. Fordham finished the game with a 36.4% FG percentage (20 out of 55) and made 8 out of their 23 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Rams buried 12 of 20 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists for the game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defense, Fordham allowed the other team to go 54.5% from the field on 36 out of 66 shooting. St. John's earned 19 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. In addition, St. John's collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. St. John's ended up going 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 9 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Rams ended up walking away with 13 while St. John's totaled 19 personal fouls.

Jackie Johnson III is one guy who was important in this matchup. He recorded 23 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He played 27 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.1% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Fordham will enter this game with a mark of 0-1 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 19.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.0 fouls every game. As a team, Fordham is snagging 31.0 boards per game and is sitting with 9 assists for the year, which is 315th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Rams are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (8 of 23) and 60.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 60.0 points per contest (315th in Division 1) while shooting 36.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Rams are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 308th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 19 conceded on the campaign. The Rams are giving up a shooting percentage of 54.5% (36 of 66) and they concede 39.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.6% on three-point shots and they are 340th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (92.0).

In their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates got the win with a final of 57-53 when they faced St. Peter's. In the matter of rebounding, Seton Hall permitted St. Peter's to grab 31 in total (7 offensive). They finished 35.0% from 3-point land via 7 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 out of 25 from the charity stripe (64.0%). The Pirates allowed St. Peter's to bury 15 of their 42 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.7% for the contest. Overall, the Pirates finished shooting 14 out of 44 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.8%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Seton Hall buried 5 of their 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 24 of those for a percentage of 64.9%. St. Peter's earned 30 fouls in this contest which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Pirates were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Chaunce Jenkins ended up being important for the Pirates in the matchup. He buried 4 out of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Seton Hall has a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Pirates are shooting 31.8% from the field, which ranks 343rd in the nation. Seton Hall has accounted for 57 pts for the year (57.0 per game) and they collect 32.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.0 times per contest (302nd in college hoops) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. The Pirates commit 23.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 64.9% from the free throw line.

The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 54th in college basketball in PPG given up with 53.0. They are able to force 19.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.7% from the field (103rd in college basketball). The Seton Hall defense allows 35.0% on three-point shots (7 of 20) and their opponents are making 64.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 7.0 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 66th and 212th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fordham

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