St. John’s vs Fordham Prediction 11-4-24 College Basketball Picks
Fordham (0-0) vs. St. John's (0-0)
November 4, 2024 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's -17.5; Over/Under: +144.5
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The Fordham Rams and St. John’s Red Storm meet Monday in college basketball action at the Carnesecca Arena. Here’s a St. John’s vs Fordham Prediction. This article will include a St. John’s vs Fordham Pick.
Fordham Rams Betting Preview
The Fordham Rams play Seton Hall and Binghamton next. Fordham won 13 games last season and enter the third year under coach Keith Urgo.
Will Richardson returns after averaging 9.8 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Japhet Medor averaged 9.8 points and 2.3 assists. Joshua Rivera averaged 3.4 rebounds per game and Abdou Tsimbila played in 689 minutes last season. Fordham brings back four of its top six scorers from last season, so the Rams should be a factor in the A10 this season. Fordham also snags Jackie Johnson III from UNLV and Matt Zona from Notre Dame. This has a chance to be one of the better seasons in recent memory for Fordham. I would not be shocked if Fordham is pushing every other team in the Atlantic 10.
St. John’s Red Storm Betting Preview
The St. John’s Red Storm plays Quinnipiac and Wagner after this game. St. John’s won 20 games last season and enters the second year under coach Rick Pitino.
RJ Luis Jr. returns after averaging 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Zuby Ejiofor averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds. Brady Dunlap played in 313 minutes and Simeon Wilcher played in 254 minutes. St. John’s says goodbye to its top three scorers from last season, but brings back the role players and a potential game changer in Luis. St. John’s also has a decent recruiting class and snagged Kadary Richmond from Seton Hall. Richmond was a first-team all Big East selection last season after averaging 15.7 points, 7 rebounds and 5.1 assists. St. John’s should push for back to back 20 win seasons for the first time since 2014-15.
Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win
- St. John’s has won each of its last 28 games against non-Conference opponents at Carnesecca Arena.
- Fordham has lost four of its last five games.
- St. John’s has won the first half in each of its last 14 home games.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of St. John’s’ last eight day games against non-Conference opponents at Carnesecca Arena have produced a total of 146+ points.
- Each of Fordham’s last four games have produced a total of 134 or fewer points.
Matchup/League Facts
- St. John’s ranked 6th among Division 1 teams for field goal attempts per game last season (64.8).
- St. John’s ranked 10th among Division 1 teams for blocks per game last season (5.5).
- Fordham ranked 11th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game last season (16.9).
- Fordham ranked 34th among Division 1 teams for blocks per game last season (4.7).
St. John’s vs Fordham Prediction
St. John’s is obviously the more talented team and should be favored, but we shouldn’t sleep on Fordham. The Fordham Rams return four of their top six scorers from last season, and got a couple of transfers from high profile programs. St. John’s should win, but this is a lot of points to just throw in the direction of a Fordham squad that should in the thick of the A10 this season. I’ll take a shot with the points.
