VCU vs. Fordham Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 8

Published 11:28 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Wednesday’s contest that pits the VCU Rams (11-4, 1-1 A-10) against the Fordham Rams (8-7, 0-2 A-10) at Stuart C. Siegel Center should be a one-sided matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 82-63 in favor of VCU, who is heavily favored by our model. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on January 8.

According to our computer prediction, the VCU versus Fordham game has a predicted point spread that equals the actual spread (18.5). The two sides are projected to exceed the 143.5 total.

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VCU vs. Fordham Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
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  • Where: Richmond, Virginia
  • Venue: Stuart C. Siegel Center
  • Line: VCU -18.5
  • Point total: 143.5
  • Moneyline (to win): VCU -4000, Fordham +1200

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VCU vs. Fordham Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    VCU 82, Fordham 63

Spread & Total Prediction for VCU vs. Fordham

  • Pick ATS: Pick Em
  • Pick OU: Over (143.5)

VCU has gone 8-6-0 against the spread, while Fordham’s ATS record this season is 5-9-0. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the VCU Rams are 8-6-0 and the Fordham Rams are 11-3-0. The two teams average 153.2 points per game, 9.7 more points than this matchup’s total. VCU is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its last 10 contests, while Fordham has gone 3-7 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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VCU Performance Insights

  • The VCU Rams have a +229 scoring differential, topping opponents by 15.3 points per game. They’re putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 116th in college basketball and are allowing 62.6 per contest to rank 17th in college basketball.
  • The 35.0 rebounds per game VCU averages rank 75th in the country, and are 5.1 more than the 29.9 its opponents pull down per outing.
  • VCU makes 9.5 three-pointers per game (50th in college basketball), 4.2 more than its opponents (5.3). It is shooting 32.2% from deep (258th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 30.2%.
  • The VCU Rams average 99.6 points per 100 possessions on offense (108th in college basketball), and give up 80.1 points per 100 possessions (ninth in college basketball).
  • VCU wins the turnover battle by 2.3 per game, committing 11.5 (180th in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.8.

Fordham Performance Insights

  • The Fordham Rams score 75.3 points per game (185th in college basketball) and allow 76.1 (296th in college basketball) for a -13 scoring differential overall.
  • Fordham is 163rd in college basketball at 33.3 rebounds per game. That’s 1.5 more than the 31.8 its opponents average.
  • Fordham knocks down 8.4 three-pointers per game (128th in college basketball), 1.7 more than its opponents. It shoots 34.3% from deep (153rd in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 36.0%.
  • Fordham and its opponents have been relatively even in the turnover battle. The Fordham Rams commit 13.0 per game (303rd in college basketball) and force 13.0 (108th in college basketball).

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