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Penn State Nittany Lions @ Fordham Rams

Current Records: Penn State 5-0, Fordham 3-3

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Rams fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Monday as the odds are decidedly against them. They will challenge the Penn State Nittany Lions at 4:00 p.m. ET at Ocean Center.

Fordham will head out to face Penn State after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Fordham fell just short of Drexel by a score of 73-71. The Rams didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Abdou Tsimbila, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (two).

Meanwhile, Penn State waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Mastodons by a score of 102-89. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Ace Baldwin Jr. was the offensive standout of the game as he shot 4-for-5 from long range and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 assists. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Yanic Konan Niederhauser was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.

Penn State was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as PFW only posted 16.

Fordham's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Penn State, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Keep an eye on the arc in Monday's match: Fordham has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.8 threes per game. However, it's not like Penn State struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Odds

Penn State is a big 15.5-point favorite against Fordham, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Nittany Lions as a 14.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 153 points.

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