Fairleigh Dickinson vs Fordham Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/4/24

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and the Fordham Rams meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Rose Hill Gym. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Fordham prediction.

Fairleigh Dickinson Recap

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after ending up with a 78-74 loss to Fairfield last time out. After this game, the Knights will face off against subdivision Lehman.

Knights Looking To Turn Ship Around

Terrence Brown leads the Knights across the board with 21.9 PPG, 6.6 RPG, and 2.4 APG while Dylan Jones has 11.8 PPG and Jo’el Emanuel has 11.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the scoring in double figures so far this season. Ahmed Barba-Bey has 9 PPG while Bismark Nsiah has 8.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is averaging 80.7 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three, and 71.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights will win

• Fordham has lost four of its last five games against non-conference opponents.
• Fairleigh Dickinson has won three of its last four games following a road loss.

Fordham Recap

The Fordham Rams will be out to build on an 83-61 win over New Hampshire last time out. After this game, Fordham will meet Maine, Bryant, and Albany.

Rams Snap Losing Streak

Jackie Johnson III leads the Rams in scoring with 18 PPG along with 2.3 APG while Jahmere Tripp has 11 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.6 SPG in 5 games so far this season. Japhet Medor has 10 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Fordham so far this season. Joshua Rivera has 9.8 PPG while Romad Dean has a team-high 5.4 RPG and Will Richardson has a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Rams in assists so far this season. As a team, Fordham is averaging 72.9 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 67% from the foul line this season.

Why the Fordham Rams will win

• Fordham has won each of its last eight night games against the Northeast Conference at Rose Hill Gymnasium.
• Fairleigh Dickinson has lost each of its last eight night games against non-conference opponents.

Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Fordham Prediction

I’m on the over here. These are two teams that I do not trust whatsoever from a defensive perspective, and both have the chops to put up points against fairly weak defensive units. Not a game I’m rushing to bet, but I’ll back the over in this one.