Fordham vs Richmond Odds, Spread & Prediction (Feb. 5)
- Atlantic 10 contender Fordham meets Richmond in a Atlantic 10 game on Sunday, February 5.
- Richmond is 3.5-point home favorite against Fordham at the Robins Center.
- Read below for Fordham vs Richmond odds, analysis and prediction.
Richmond (11-12, 4-6 Atlantic 10) is a 3.5-point home favorite over Fordham in an A-10 game at noon ET Sunday on the USA Network. The Spiders have lost four in a row and five of six but have won 18 of the last 19 games against Fordham.
Fordham (18-4, 6-3 Atlantic 10) has won five in a row and six of seven. The Rams are off to their best start in conference play since the 2006 and 2007 teams also won six of their first nine.
Fordham vs Richmond Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham Rams | +3.5 (-110) | +140 | Over 134.5 (-115) |
| Richmond Spiders | -3.5 (-110) | -170 | Under 134.5 (-105) |
Odds from FanDuel on Feb. 4.
Richmond is a 3.5-point favorite against Fordham in a series the Spiders have dominated outright for the last 15 years. Richmond is 18-1 SU and 10-8-1 ATS since snapping Fordham’s four-game series winning streak in 2008. The Spiders are 6-1 SU but are only 2-4-1 ATS since 2017. Richmond is 4-0 SU and 0-3-1 ATS in the last four at home.
Fordham is 14-8 ATS this season, 6-3 ATS in A-10 games. Richmond is 9-13-1 ATS this season, 5-6 ATS-1 at home and 2-8 ATS in A-10 games. Each team has gone over the total in 12 games this season.
Fordham Plays Ram Tough
Fordham enters after its best win of the season, a 75-65 home victory over A-10 leader Saint Louis on Tuesday that extended its winning streak to five. The Rams held Saint Louis to one field goal in the final seven minutes to overcome a four-point deficit and record their fifth straight conference victory. Fordham had 18 wins before Feb. 1 for the second time in 30 years, and has tied for the best league start in team history.
Wake up with the highlights from an unforgettable night at the Rose Hill Gym! pic.twitter.com/XREPDC1bTJ
— Fordham Basketball (@FordhamMBB) February 1, 2023
The Rams revolve around fifth-year senior guard 6’1″ Darius Quisenberry (17.2 points, 3.2 assists, 48 threes), who transferred in from Youngstown State last season. This year’s portal find has been forward 6’7″ Khalid Moore (15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds).
The pair had 47 points against Saint Louis. Moore, a New York native who spent four seasons at Georgia Tech, has doubled his scoring and rebounding totals from last season while shooting 50 percent from the floor.
The Rams have won five straight since first-year coach Keith Urgo moved freshman sharp-shooter 6’3″ Will Richardson and senior center 6’10” Rostyslav Novitskyi into the starting lineup in a victory over La Salle on Jan. 14.
Richardson has made 12 of 18 threes in the since, and he is shooting 45.6 percent from distance this season. The Rams held Saint Louis to 11.8 points below its season scoring average, the fourth time in the last five games that the Rams held an opponent to below their season scoring average.
Richmond Hits Hard Times
Richmond has lost four straight A-10 games for the first time since 2019 after its 66-62 home loss Wednesday to first-division St. Bonaventure.
The Spiders beat Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season after an 11-year absence in the NCAAs but despite similar shooting and rebounding numbers, they have been unable to replicate that success in their Princeton-style offense that relies on ball movement and success from the perimeter.
Impressed by the effortless impacts made by Tyler Burton within Richmond's Princeton scheme. Elite cutter, great athlete, good touch near the rim, and can shoot it. Kept Spiders in it despite extra attention on the perimeter
23 PTS (7-14 FG) as Richmond tops Duquesne pic.twitter.com/U4L3ona1go
— The Box and One (@TheBoxAndOne_) January 8, 2023
Senior wing 6’7″ Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding (19.1 points, 7.7 boards) and is the principal offensive weapon and natural focal point of opposing defenses, making success from the perimeter all the more necessary. The Spiders have not shot better than 43.5 percent from the field in the last six games and have cracked 30 percent from distance only one.
Richmond has struggled to find a replacement for graduated point guard Jacob Gilyard, who holds the Division I career record for steals. The Spiders are averaging two more turnovers and two fewest assists per game this season without him.
Fordham vs Richmond Prediction
Fordham has gathered momentum as the season has progressed and has become a legitimate contender in the A-10 for the first time in more than a decade behind all-league-caliber players Quisenberry and Moore.
Richmond has not been able to run its precision offense to the degree that has made it so successful in the past. The Spiders are 2-8 ATS in the A-10 this season, and there is little reason to think that will change.
Pick: Fordham +3.5 (-110)
Season CBK: 31-18 ATS
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Jack has covered college and professional sports for various Arizona media outlets since the 1980s and has written for the Associated Press, USA Today and Baseball America, among others. He staffed the 2015-17 World Series and has staffed four Super Bowls.
