La Salle Explorers vs Fordham Rams Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Fordham Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Fordham Rams (10-10) will take on the La Salle Explorers (7-13) at Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers faced Dayton and notched a win by a score of 67-64 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Explorers ended up finishing with 17 while Dayton finished the game with 19 fouls. They also knocked down 3 out of their 23 tries from long range. Dayton finished shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Dayton collected 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Dayton recorded 12 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Explorers converted 18 of 28 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. La Salle ended the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (21 out of 47) and buried 7 out of their 22 three-point shots.

Jaeden Marshall is one guy who came through for this contest. He finished 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 34 mins and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up with 25 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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La Salle enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-13 so far this season. They currently have an average of 67.1 pts per game (342nd in college hoops) while going 42.5% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 31.0% on 3-point shots (105 of 339) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is snagging 35.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 271 assists this year, which ranks 241st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Explorers have forced 11.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 322nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 327 surrendered so far this year. The Explorers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (527 of 1,153) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 35.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 156th in the country in points per game allowed (72.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Fordham Rams took a loss by a score of 68-63 when they played Davidson. In regard to cleaning the glass, Fordham permitted Davidson to pull down 26 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 17.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Rams allowed Davidson to knock down 25 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% in this game. When the game finished, the Rams ended up going 27 for 50 from the field which had them sitting at 54.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Fordham converted 5 out of 12 tries (41.7%). They were able to bury 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Davidson earned 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Rams to the free throw line for 7 shots. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Rams recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game.

Dejour Reaves ended up being important for the Rams in the matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 9 of 14 in this game for a rate of 64.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Fordham has a record of 10-10 this season. The Rams are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per game (140th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. Fordham has 1,433 points for the year (71.7 per contest) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 204th in college.

The Fordham defense gives up 33.7% from downtown (158 of 469) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.0 dimes and 30.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 236th and 25th in Division 1. The Rams on defense are ranked 22nd in college in PPG given up with 65.4. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (68th in Division 1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle

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