La Salle vs. Fordham betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The Fordham Rams (9-11, 1-6 A-10) are underdogs (by 3.5 points) to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the La Salle Explorers (11-9, 3-4 A-10) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 148.5.

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La Salle Cover -3.5 vs Fordham -104

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La Salle vs. Fordham betting lines

  • La Salle moneyline odds to win: -162
  • Fordham moneyline odds to win: +136
  • Spread: La Salle (-3.5)
  • Total: 148.5

La Salle statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, La Salle has played better when playing at home, covering seven times in nine home games, and two times in seven road games.
  • The Explorers have gone over the total less often at home, hitting the over in five of nine home matchups (55.6%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of seven games (57.1%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, La Salle has the same winning percentage at home compared to on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Explorers have been putting up 73.4 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 75.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • La Salle has been less stingy on defense as of late, allowing 74.4 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 74.3 points per game its opponents average over the 2024-25 season.
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Explorers are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.6 compared to 7.3 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (33.2% compared to 33.0% season-long).

La Salle betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (304th in nation) 44.4 (240th) 34.9 (60th) 33.4 (305th) 12.5 (274th) 10.4 (85th)

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Fordham statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Fordham has performed better against the spread away (3-3-0) than at home (4-6-0) this year.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Rams’ games have finished above the over/under at home (70%, seven of 10) compared to away (33.3%, two of six).
  • This year the Rams are 1-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.333 winning percentage). Away they are 1-4 (.200).

Recent trends

  • The Rams are posting 76.3 points per contest in their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 75.2.
  • Fordham is ceding 81.3 points per game in its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 77.1 points allowed.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Rams are making 7.9 threes per game, 0.4 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.8%) compared to their season average (32.9%).

Fordham betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-8-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (312th in nation) 46.6 (328th) 34.2 (92nd) 33.1 (286th) 14.0 (159th) 13.3 (325th)
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