Fordham at Villanova

The Fordham Rams take on a nearly impossible task facing No. 23 ranked Villanova at the Pavilion. Fordham may have tipped its 2008-09 hand with a loss to lowly Columbia of the Ivy League. The Rams are picked at or near the bottom of the A-10. The Rams underachieved last year with five returning starters that finished 12-17, and 6-10 in the A-10. All five of those starters have departed, and if you look back at the three years prior, the Rams won a total of just 16 games which may be indicative of things to come this season. Villanova is ranked and probably won't finish in the top four in their conference, which is certainly not a slap to their quality, but a statement of the depth in the Big East. The Wildcats lack size which will hurt them in the Big east, but not at all in this one. They have the talent edge in every spot on the floor and the home court and could name their score here - and likely will. This one adds up to a blowout for the Wildcats.