Fordham vs Holy Cross 11/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Holy Cross Crusaders (1-3) vs. Fordham Rams (3-1)
November 21, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Fordham Rams -11.5 / Holy Cross Crusaders +11.5; Over/Under: +138
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The Holy Cross Crusaders and the Fordham Rams meet in college basketball action from the Rose Hill Gymnasium on Monday night.
The Holy Cross Crusaders will look to rebound from an 81-79 loss to Stonehill last time out. Gerrale Gates leads the Crusaders in scoring and rebounding with 20.3 PPG and 7.8 RPG while Bo Montgomery has 14 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Will Batchelor has 13.5 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Holy Cross up to this point in the year. Nolan Dorsey also has a team-high 3 APG to lead Holy Cross in the assist department on the year. As a team, Holy Cross is averaging 74.3 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 41.6% from three and 59.1% from the foul line this season.
The Fordham Rams will hope to build on their 79-65 win over UIC in their last matchup. Darius Quisenberry has a team-high 18 PPG while Khalid Moore has 13.8 PPG with 4 RPG this season. Antrell Charlton has 11 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Rams in assists while Kyle Rose has 10 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Fordham so far this year. Abdou Tsimbila also has a team-high 6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Fordham is averaging 73.5 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 39.5% from three and 67.5% from the foul line this season.
Holy Cross is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Fordham is 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 home games against a team with a losing road record and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
I get the case to be made for Holy Cross here as the Crusaders have had moments where they’ve looked decent this season. However, Fordham’s been a lot better than expected, and I just don’t see any reason to go against them here. It’s a big number and one I’m not used to laying with the Rams, but I’ll still side with Fordham here.
