Saint Louis vs. Fordham betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 14

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The Saint Louis Billikens (15-1, 3-0 A-10) host the Fordham Rams (10-7, 1-3 A-10) after winning six home games in a row. The Billikens are double-digit favorites by 18.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The over/under is 150.5 for the matchup.

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Saint Louis Cover -18.5 vs Fordham -110

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Saint Louis vs. Fordham betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -2778
  • Fordham moneyline odds to win: +1220
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-18.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Louis did a better job covering the spread in home games (7-8-0) last season than it did in road games (4-8-0).
  • The Billikens went over the total in a higher percentage of home games (33.3%) than road tilts (16.7%) last year.
  • Saint Louis won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 11-3 (.786). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 3-2 (.600).

Recent trends

  • The Billikens’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, racking up 93.6 points per contest compared to the 92.8 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Saint Louis has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 66.6 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 67.4 it has surrendered per game this season.
  • The Billikens are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 10.8 threes per game and shooting 39.1% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.6 makes and 38.4% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 18.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-5-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 10-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
52.1 (seventh in nation) 36.0 (second) 40.3 (fifth) 27.5 (29th) 19.3 (ninth) 12.5 (274th)

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Fordham statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last year, Fordham was 5-10-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it was 6-6-0 ATS (.500).
  • Rams games went above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (10 of 15) last year, and 41.7% of the time on the road (five of 12).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Rams had a better winning percentage at home (.250, 2-6 record) than on the road (.200, 2-8).

Recent trends

  • The Rams have played worse offensively over their past 10 games, generating 71.1 points per contest, 2.5 fewer points their than season average of 73.6.
  • Fordham is giving up 65.4 points per contest over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 63.9 points allowed.
  • The Rams are draining 7.2 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (7.1). Likewise, they have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season average from three-point land (30.6%).

Fordham betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-6-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-10-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (146th in nation) 40.8 (53rd) 38.0 (21st) 27.1 (21st) 15.9 (85th) 11.4 (172nd)
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