Fordham Rams vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (20-13 last season) will try to defeat the Fordham Rams (13-20 last year) at Carnesecca Arena on Monday.

The Fordham Rams faced VCU and took a loss by a score of 69-62 in their last contest. Fordham wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.8% FG percentage (20 out of 49) and buried 9 out of their 25 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Rams made 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 4 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Fordham allowed their opponent to shoot 40.5% from the field on 17 of 42 shooting. VCU totaled 10 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, VCU pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. VCU finished the contest at 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 27 of their 39 tries. They converted 8 out of their 21 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Rams left the arena with 24 and VCU finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Kyle Rose is one guy who played a role for the contest. He shot 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played 32 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Fordham enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 13-20 last season. They had an average of 70.5 points per outing (270th in D-1) while connecting on 40.0% from the field. The Rams hit on 31.5% from downtown (265 of 841) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Fordham grabbed 37.1 rebounds per game and accumulated 419 dimes last season, which ranked 207th in the country in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team committed 20.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams forced their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.4 fouls. They were 113th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 404 relinquished last season. The Rams gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (805 of 1,795) and they surrendered 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They gave up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 199th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 95-90 against Connecticut. In regard to rebounding, St. John's allowed Connecticut to snag 28 in all (5 offensive). They finished 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 22 and finished the game at 22 out of 24 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Red Storm permitted Connecticut to knock down 31 of 54 tries from the floor which left them shooting 57.4% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 32 for 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, St. John's knocked down 10 of 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a percentage of 88.9%. Connecticut earned 18 fouls for the contest which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They also gave up possession 5 times, while earning 2 steals in this game. The Red Storm collected 14 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Daniss Jenkins was important for the Red Storm for this contest. He recorded 27 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the game. He converted 9 of 22 for the game giving him a rate of 40.9%, and totaled 1 rebound.

St. John's had a record of 20-13 last season. The Red Storm were responsible for committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they shot 72.8% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 15.7 times per game (41st in college basketball) and they coughed up possession 10.9 times per contest. St. John's accounted for 2,602 points last year (78.8 per contest) and they averaged 38.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Red Storm hit 45.3% from the floor, which ranked them 134th in D-1.

The Red Storm were ranked 182nd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 71.9. They were able to force 12.9 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (155th in Division 1). The St. John's defense surrendered 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (239 of 683) and their opposition knocked down 74.4% of their foul shots. They allowed 13.5 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which had them ranked 236th and 105th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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