The Fordham Rams welcome the St. John’s Red Storm to Rose Hill Gym. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Rams enter this game hoping for similar success after thoroughly outplaying Manhattan 87-64 on Saturday. With 20 points and 10 rebounds, Ryan Rhoomes recorded his first double-double of the season. The Red Storm, meanwhile, are coming off a 100-93 win against Chaminade on Wednesday. Federico Mussini was the game’s top scorer, posting 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
Fordham is a six-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 138 points. The Rams have gone 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Rams are an impressive shooting team with a .505 field-goal percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. Fordham is one of the best passing teams in the nation with an average of 19.2 assists per game. Opposing teams know they’re in for a battle when they play Fordham’s stingy defense. The Rams are one of the top teams when it comes to defense, allowing just 63.6 points per game. Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Rams, who have allowed only 5.0 three-pointers to opponents per game. Opponents have consistently had the ball stolen by the Rams, who rank 16th in the country in steals per game with 9.6.
Over on the other bench, the Red Storm have 4-2 SU and 2-3 ATS records.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between Fordham and St. John’s. Their previous game was a Red Storm victory, moving their SU record against Fordham to 7-1. At 4-4, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ford, ATS Winner – Ford, O/U – Over
Notes
Fordham is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Fordham is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Fordham is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. John’s.
St. John’s averages 71.7 points per game, placing the team just 231st in the nation. Fordham ranks 45th in points allowed, giving up 63.6 points per game.
Fordham won its last game by a 23-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, St. John’s is 1-1. Fordham is 4-0 in blowouts this season.
The Fordham Rams have a defensive rating of 90.2 (ranked 32nd), while the St. John’s Red Storm have an offensive rating of 102.0 (ranked 234th).
Fordham has an average field goal percentage of 50.5% (ranked 23rd). St. John’s is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Fordham Rams and the St. John’s Red Storm both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Fordham is 23rd and 14th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while St. John’s is 202nd and 184th in these categories.
The Fordham Rams rank 13th in assists per game with an average of 19.2. The St. John’s Red Storm are among the worst in the country with 12.2 assists per game (ranked 254th).
Fordham, the 21st-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.8 per game. St. John’s ranks 28th with 5.7.
On average, St. John’s forces a turnover rate of 18.0%. When Fordham turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 2-1 record.
