The 11th-seeded La Salle Explorers (15-18) and No. 3 Fordham Rams (24-7) battle in an Atlantic-10 Tournament quarterfinal Thursday in Brooklyn. Tip time at the Barclays Center is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET (USA Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the La Salle vs. Fordham odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Explorers have advanced in the Brooklyn brackets with wins over Rhode Island on Tuesday and Duquesne on Wednesday). La Salle had entered the tournament on a 5-game losing streak.
With the benefit of early-round byes, the Rams are playing their A-10 tourney opener. Fordham, which went 12-6 in league play, is a solid defensive team. The Rams are 11-3 in their last 14 games and have yielded a mere 41.9% mark from the field over that stretch.
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