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Fordham Rams (21-6) vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (9-17)
Week 16 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, as the Fordham Rams take on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in this Atlantic-10 Conference clash at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
This is the first meeting between these teams since 2013 and the second meeting of all time. The home team has won the first two meetings between these clubs, with Fordham winning 83-69 on December 23, 2013. They were a 6.0-point favorite in that contest with the total set at 160.0. No line or total was set at the time this preview was written.
The Fordham Rams (21-6, 17-10-0 ATS) saw their three-game winning streak snapped when they lost to VCU on Saturday, 80-61. The Rams had won eight of their last nine and are 8-2-0 ATS over their last 10. With four games left in the regular season, this club needs to win every contest if they are going to win the regular-season title. Fordham is 9-5 in the conference, 2.0 games behind VCU.
The Rams of VCU dominated this contest from the start, outscoring Fordham 37-24 in the first half. Fordham led in this contest for only 10 seconds. The Rams shot an abysmal 33.9% from the field and were 13-19 from the line. Will Richardson led the way with 21 points, hitting seven of 14 shots, including six of the teams eight three-pointers.
??The #A10MBB Rookie of the Week is @FordhamMBB Will Richardson. ??
?? Richardson averaged 14.5 points in two games, shooting .500 from behind the arc. He scored a season-high 21 points, swishing six three VCU.
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— Atlantic 10 MBB (@A10MBB) February 20, 2023
Fordham is a solid team defensively, ranked 121st in the nation in points allowed per game (67.7) and 101st in opponent field-goal percentage (42.3%). In the conference, they are allowing 67.8 points per game as opponents are shooting 43.9% against them. The Rams are averaging 68.8 points per game in the A-10. Fordham is ranked 137th in the KenPom rankings. They are averaging 103.7 points per 100 possessions (199th) while allowing 101.3 points per 100 possessions (98th).
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