Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Fordham Rams try to run the Explorers off the court at Rose Hill Gym in college hoops action.

The Rams bring a 9-17 record (9-10-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 18-10 Explorers, who are 14-7-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Fordham go 9-11 so far and the Explorers go 11-11.



View La Salle vs Fordham Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Fordham opened as 10.5-point underdogs in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Rams at No. 237 and the Explorers at No. 74 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 76-59 result in favor of the Explorers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Fordham's No. 289 nationally ranked offense (62 points per game) against a Explorers defense that sits as the No. 145 at 65.9 PPG. The Rams have been averaging 38% from the field, less than the Explorers have managed so far this season (46.3% on average).

Defensively, La Salle features the nation's No. 150-rated defense on the road, allowing 69 points per game. Fordham, meanwhile, comes in at No. 285 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, La Salle was an 80-79 loser at home against Temple. They covered the 2-point spread as underdogs. Earl Pettis was dynamite, scoring 33 points and adding 5 rebounds but Temple still won, 80-79, over La Salle on Wednesday at Tom Gola Arena.

Last time out for Fordham, they were an 89-63 loser as they battled St. Bonaventure at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 7.5-point underdog. Fordham was crushed on Wednesday, getting blown out by St. Bonaventure and falling by an 89-63 score at Rose Hill Gym.


La Salle Explorers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing George Washington are 5-5
After playing Temple are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Fordham Rams Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Rhode Island are 2-8
After playing St. Bonaventure are 1-9
After a loss are 2-8

A few Explorers at Rams trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of La Salle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Fordham
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of La Salle's last 5 games on the road
La Salle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
La Salle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Fordham's last 5 games when playing at home against La Salle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fordham's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Fordham's last 6 games when playing La Salle
Fordham is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games


Next up:
La Salle at George Washington, Wednesday, February 29
Fordham at Rhode Island, Wednesday, February 29