La Salle Explorers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: USA Net

The La Salle Explorers (6-11) are en route to John M. Belk Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Davidson Wildcats (16-3).

The La Salle Explorers took the court against UMass and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-71 in their last contest. La Salle walked away from the contest with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and converted 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Explorers knocked down 8 of their 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 21 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defense, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. UMass dished out 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. On top of that, UMass pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UMass ended up going 80.8% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of 26 shots. They also made 8 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Explorers ended up with 17 while UMass finished the game with 13 fouls.

Josh Nickelberry is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He shot 58.3% from the field and earned 4 assists. He played 35 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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La Salle enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-11 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, La Salle is pulling down 38.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 236 dimes on the campaign, which is 224th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Explorers are shooting 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (127 of 397) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.5 points per outing (259th in college basketball) while going 41.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Explorers have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% on shots from distance and they are 240th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.1). The Explorers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (427 of 1,002) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 204th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 240 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Davidson Wildcats took a loss by a score of 70-68 when they played VCU. The Wildcats recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. VCU earned 26 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 33 shots. They were able to make 27 of them for a percentage of 81.8%. In terms of shots from downtown, Davidson buried 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 19 for 44 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2%. The Wildcats allowed VCU to convert 27 of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 50.0% from three-point range by going 7 out of 14 and ended up shooting 9 out of 18 at the free throw line (50.0%). In reference to rebounding, Davidson permitted VCU to pull down 22 in total (3 offensive).

Luka Brajkovic pitched in for the Wildcats for the contest. He earned 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in this game. He made 9 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Davidson has a win-loss mark of 16-3 for the season. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 49.5% from the field, which ranks them 7th in college basketball. Davidson has accumulated 1,460 points on the campaign (76.8 per contest) and they grab 34.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.4 times per game (57th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 14.6 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Davidson defense gives up 35.2% on 3-pointers (165 of 469) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.2 dimes and 29.6 rebounds every game, which is 147th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats are ranked 118th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.6. They are able to force 11.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (171st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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