La Salle Explorers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Montego Bay Convention Centre in Montego Bay, Jamaica

TV: CBSSN

Montego Bay Convention Centre is where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-0) will take on the La Salle Explorers (2-1) on Friday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Queens and earned the victory with a final of 72-60 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Explorers ended up finishing with 16 while Queens racked up 20 fouls. They knocked down 5 of 20 shots from three-point range. Queens shot 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 18 tries. Additionally, Queens snagged 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Queens recorded 10 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 20 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 24 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Explorers knocked down 9 of 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. La Salle ended the contest having earned a 41.2% FG percentage (28 out of 68) and knocked down 7 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Fousseyni Drame is a guy who was a factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 35 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Tonight

La Salle enters this matchup with a mark of 2-1 on the season. They average 72.3 points per game (221st in Division 1) on 42.0% from the field. The Explorers are hitting 34.9% on shots from downtown (22 of 63) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, La Salle is pulling in 31.7 boards per game and has totaled 39 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 180th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Explorers are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They surrender 39.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 224th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.0). The Explorers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (73 of 166) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 253rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 39 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons got the victory with a final of 68-65 when they played Utah Valley. With respect to cleaning the glass, Wake Forest allowed Utah Valley to pull down 50 overall (16 offensive). They shot 12.9% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 31 and ended up going 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Demon Deacons permitted Utah Valley to knock down 25 out of their 75 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Demon Deacons ended up shooting 21 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.3%. In relation to three-point attempts, Wake Forest buried 8 of their 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a rate of 85.7%. Utah Valley committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Demon Deacons were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game.

Tyree Appleby was important for the Demon Deacons for the contest. He converted 5 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for the game.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 3-0 on the season. The Demon Deacons have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (255th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest. Wake Forest has scored 220 points for the season (73.3 per game) and they average 40.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 40.2% from the floor, which is ranked 308th in college hoops.

The Wake Forest defense concedes 23.0% from downtown (20 of 87) and their opponents are converting on 64.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 8.7 dimes and 40.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 48th and 329th in college basketball. The Demon Deacons on defense are ranked 136th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.5% from the floor (78th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wake Forest

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here