Fordham vs St. Louis Prediction 1/14/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Fordham Rams and the Saint Louis Billikens meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Chaifetz Arena. Here’s a Fordham vs Saint Louis prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Fordham vs Saint Louis pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Fordham Rams Betting Preview

The Rams managed to go 6-4 over their first 10 games this year. The losses during that time came versus NJIT, Iona, Colgate and Holy Cross. After wins over Fairleigh Dickinson, Manhattan and New Haven came losses to Dayton, Richmond and George Mason. After another win over St. Bonaventure, Fordham had a 10-7 overall record across their first 17 games of the season.

In the St. Bonaventure game on Saturday, the Rams managed to power out a four-point road win 81-77. Leading the team with 31 points was Dejour Reaves, who also had six assists, four steals and four rebounds in the victory. Jack Whitbourn added 14 points and 11 boards for a double-double while both Akira Jacobs and Rikus Schulte chipped in 14 points apiece as well.

Saint Louis Billikens Betting Preview

Over on the Saint Louis side, they opened up the season on a nice 6-0 run. The Billikens would take their first loss of the year versus Stanford, but they’ve won against Loyola Marymount, Central Michigan, San Francisco, Bethune-Cookman, New Hampshire, Principia College, Saint Joseph’s, VCU and La Salle since then. Over 16 games that gives the Billikens a 15-1 overall record so far.

Over the weekend versus La Salle, the Billikens were able to notch a nice road win themselves, taking it 84-72 in the end. Robbie Avila led the team with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists alongside two blocks. Brady Dunlap came off the bench for 17 points with one assist in 25 minutes and Amari McCottry added 13 points with six rebounds and five assists in the winning effort for Saint Louis.

Fordham Rams @ Saint Louis Billikens Betting Trends: January 14, 2026

Why the Saint Louis Billikens will win

• Saint Louis has won each of its last 14 games at Chaifetz Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Fordham has lost each of its last six night games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.
• Fordham has lost the first half in 19 of its last 25 road night games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Why the Fordham Rams will win

• Fordham has won three of its last four night games.
• Saint Louis has lost the first half in each of its last four home night games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Fordham vs Saint Louis Prediction

I’ll stick with Saint Louis. The Billikens didn’t have a ton of difficulties in their latest win on the road versus a struggling La Salle team, notching 57 percent shooting with 73 percent (16-of-22) from the line, 22 team assists and a 34-30 rebounding edge. Saint Louis did have 14 turnovers though, resulting in 14 points for the Explorers. The Billikens are cooking right now with nine straight wins in the bag and consecutive home games coming up. Saint Louis has scored 71 or more points in every game this year; if they can keep it up the Billikens should be fine cover-wise.

As for Fordham, they got past a pretty solid St. Bonaventure team on the road last weekend. The Rams notched 48 percent shooting in that one with 40 points in the paint, 28 rebounds and 17 team assists. Fordham is 1-3 in their last four games though, giving up 77 or more points in two of those outings.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Saint Louis Billikens -18.5