Iona Gaels vs Fordham Rams Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Fordham Rams

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Iona (+11.5)

Rose Hill Gym is the site where the Fordham Rams (1-1) will attempt to beat the Iona Gaels (2-1) on Tuesday. Fordham opens this contest as 11.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 143.5.

The Iona Gaels stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-65 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Gaels finished with 21 and St. John's had 11 fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 28 shots from 3-point range. St. John's finished the contest at 70.8% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 24 tries. In addition, St. John's snagged 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. St. John's recorded 22 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Iona allowed the other team to go 55.2% from the floor on 37 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Gaels knocked down 11 of their 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. Iona ended the game with a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 of 54) and converted 10 of their 29 three-point attempts.

Ore Odutayo is someone who was a factor for the contest. He finished with 12 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. He was on the court for 20 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 80.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Iona comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the campaign. They average 64.3 points per outing (318th in the nation) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Gaels are hitting 34.7% on shots from downtown (25 of 72) and 62.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Iona is collecting 35.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 40 assists this year, which has them ranked 80th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gaels are forcing their opponents into 9.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 11.3 fouls. They currently rank 329th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 43 conceded for the year. The Gaels defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (74 of 183) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 30.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 157th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Fordham Rams got the win with a final of 83-63 when they played Stonehill. The Rams snagged 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. Stonehill earned 15 fouls for this game which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Fordham converted 7 out of 18 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Rams shot 32 out of 59 from the field which had them shooting 54.2%. The Rams allowed Stonehill to make 21 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.6% for the contest. They finished shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In relation to rebounding, Fordham permitted Stonehill to snag 21 overall (6 offensive).

Rikus Schulte ended up having an impact for the Rams in this contest. He converted 8 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and earned 10 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and added 5 assists in the matchup.

Fordham has a mark of 1-1 on the campaign. The Rams commit 20.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (184th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game. Fordham has totaled 148 pts for the year (74.0 per contest) and they collect 34.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which is 257th in D-1.

The Rams on defense are ranked 263rd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 79.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.6% from the field (327th in Division 1). The Fordham defense gives up 31.9% from downtown (15 of 47) and opponents are connecting on 62.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 39.0 boards per contest, which is 210th and 288th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iona (+11.5)

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