La Salle Explorers vs VCU Rams Prediction, 12/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: Youtube TV

The La Salle Explorers (5-7) are en route to Stuart C. Siegel Center on Saturday where they will play the VCU Rams (9-4).

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Lafayette and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-65 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Explorers ended up finishing with 13 and Lafayette accumulated 16 fouls. They buried 15 of 26 shots from 3-point land. Lafayette ended up shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 14 attempts. Furthermore, Lafayette pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Lafayette totaled 24 assists and had 6 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, La Salle allowed 61.5% from the floor on 32 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 19 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Explorers converted 13 of their 19 shots for a rate of 68.4%. La Salle wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and buried 6 of 18 3-point attempts.

Khalil Brantley is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists. He played 25 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away with 14 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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La Salle enters this one with a mark of 5-7 on the campaign. They have an average of 67.3 points per outing (301st in D-1) while hitting 40.7% from the floor. The Explorers are shooting 32.0% on shots from downtown (85 of 266) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, La Salle is snagging 34.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 146 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 299th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Explorers are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They rank 217th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 164 surrendered for the season. The Explorers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.5% (309 of 694) and they surrender 37.8 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 36.2% on 3-point shots while they are 271st in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.4).

For their last game, the VCU Rams took home the win by a final score of 74-52 against Navy. Regarding how they rebounded, VCU allowed Navy to grab 29 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 47.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 17 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Rams permitted Navy to knock down 20 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them at 36.4% in the matchup. In all, the Rams finished the game shooting 29 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 51.8%. With regard to 3-point shots, VCU converted 6 out of 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 71.4%. Navy committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Rams snagged 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this game.

Jalen Deloach ended up having an impact for the Rams in this matchup. He converted 7 of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and added 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 3 assists in this contest.

VCU has a win-loss record of 9-4 so far this year. The Rams are committing 16.6 fouls every game and they connect on 70.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.8 times per game (303rd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per game. VCU has totaled 892 points so far this year (68.6 per game) and they pull in 32.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rams are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 236th in college basketball.

The VCU defense concedes 33.3% from downtown (78 of 234) and opponents are converting on 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.5 assists and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 103rd and 191st in those categories. The Rams are ranked 52nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 63.2. They are able to force 17.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (99th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VCU

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