Fordham at Richmond 2/20/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:44 AM ET

Fordham and Richmond are in similar situations as they get ready to play in Richmond on Wednesday. With just a few games left in the regular season, both teams need to win almost all the remaining games to break even for the season. Both have been playing better as of late.

Fordham is 11-14 and 2-10 in the Atlantic 10. The Rams did win the last game and are 2-2 over the last four, which ended a nine-game losing streak. Richmond is 10-15 an 4-8 in the A-10. The Spiders lost their last game, but are 3-2 over the last five.

Grant Golden leads Richmond with 17.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Jacob Gilyard is averaging 16.9 and Nathan Cayo is at 13.2. Richmond has 188 three-pointers. Gilyard has 57 and Jake Wojcik has 52. The Spiders are shooting 34 percent from outside and 47 percent inside the arc. Nick Honor leads the Fordham Rams with 16 points per game. Antwon Portley is averaging 12 and Jalen Cobb is averaging 10.4. Fordham is shooting 34 percent from three-point land and has made 227 of them. Honor has made 61 and Portley has made 60. Three more players have at least 28.

Fordham averages 68.3 points and is holding opponents to 66.9. Richmond is averaging 70.4 points and giving up 70.5. Neither team is good at rebounding, with Fordham averaging 33 and Richmond averaging 29. Both teams are averaging 10 turnovers. The Spiders are averaging 7.8 steals and the Rams are averaging just over six.

This Richmond team is having a tough season and just can't see laying this many points even if it is against poor Fordham team. Final Score Prediction, Richmond Spiders win but fall short ATS 66-63.

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