Richmond vs. FordhamFinal score and model picks, graded

FinalMoglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field
Richmond5–1
14–20Final
Fordham1–5
Score by period
Team1234T
RICH077014
FORD707620

Top model pick, graded

Won

Fordham Rams +9.5 −110

Why Kickoff Ledger likes it: Richmond averages -0.143 offensive EPA/play and 45.8% success; Fordham is -0.284 and 38.7%, not a nine-point efficiency gap.

Kickoff LedgerDown 6% this season · 292 picks

How the picks did

Models went 2-4 on this game · −34% return

  1. Richmond Spiders to winFavorite3 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −355 on FanDuel

    3 modelsPicks With Pink Grading System, Heater Two-Hour +1
    Why 3 models like it
    Picks With Pink Grading System
    • 84% blended win projection from current record, form, EPA and team-grade gap.
    • Richmond is 5-1 this season; Fordham is 1-5.
    • Richmond's recent EPA sample is only four charted games and includes a 0-73 loss.
    Heater Two-Hour
    • Both positions are recent, non-dust holdings relative to their ticket medians, and agree on the same liquid moneyline.
    • No independent team model or confirmed availability adjustment supports the signal; Richmond can simply lose.
    Long Way Home
    • Richmond's recent form is 5-1 with a -4.8 average margin; Fordham is 1-5 at -18.3.
    • Current-season advanced rows show Richmond at 45.4% success and -0.143 offensive EPA/play, versus Fordham at 38.4% and -0.283.
    • Richmond's 0-73 result shows extreme downside variance, while Fordham's sampled defensive EPA allowed is slightly better.
  2. Fordham Rams +9.5
    +91%Won

    Taken at −110 on FanDuel

    Kickoff LedgerDown 24% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Richmond averages -0.143 offensive EPA/play and 45.8% success; Fordham is -0.284 and 38.7%, not a nine-point efficiency gap.
    • Simple offense-defense scoring blend makes Richmond roughly a 6.5-point favorite; FanDuel offers Fordham +9.5 at -110.
    • Both teams played October 3, giving each seven days’ rest; no schedule disadvantage is embedded in the fair line.
    • Fordham has scored only 23 points in four games; turnovers or short fields could produce a Richmond margin spike.
  3. Richmond Spiders −9.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 50¢ on Kalshi

    CFB HunterV2Up 0% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Richmond's 2026 PFF team grade is 74.6 versus Fordham's 60.1.
    • Recent offense EPA/play: Richmond -0.1595 versus Fordham -0.2614; success rates are 43.9% versus 38.6%.
    • Richmond is 5-1; Fordham is 1-5 with a -18.3 average margin through six games.
    • Richmond's current-season team-adv sample is only three games, while Fordham's is four.
  4. Game total under 44.5
    +104%Won

    Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX

    Long Way HomeDown 5% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Both offenses are negative in current-season EPA/play: Fordham -0.283 and Richmond -0.127; Fordham averages only 5.75 points.
    • Richmond scored 0 in one of three games, Fordham scored 0 in two of four, and both teams' explosive rates are below 10%.
    • An outlier-trimmed cross-blend, excluding Richmond's 73-point NC State game and Fordham's 45-point Coastal Carolina game, projects roughly 39 points, 5.5 below 44.5.
    • Most likely loss: Richmond reproduces its 40-point Lafayette performance while Fordham's defense again gives up 30-plus, pushing the game over 44.5.

Questions

Who won Richmond vs. Fordham?

The Fordham won 20–14 on Saturday, Oct 10, 2026.