Howard Bison vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The La Salle Explorers (9-3) will play the Howard Bison (4-9) at Tom Gola Arena on Saturday.

The Howard Bison stepped onto the hardwood against UC Santa Barbara and ended up losing by a score of 94-81 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Bison finished with 26 and UC Santa Barbara finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They buried 9 of 18 attempts from three-point range. UC Santa Barbara went 63.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 30 attempts. Moreover, UC Santa Barbara had 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. UC Santa Barbara distributed 20 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Howard allowed the other team to go 55.9% from the field on 33 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bison buried 16 of 27 tries for a rate of 59.3%. Howard ended the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 67) and made 7 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Marcus Dockery is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished with 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played for 30 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He finished the game at 58.8% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Howard will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 77.5 pts per game (118th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Bison are shooting 36.6% on shots from distance (102 of 279) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Howard is pulling in 36.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 175 assists for the season, which has them ranked 137th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bison are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They relinquish 34.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 338th in the country in points per game allowed (79.2). The Bison defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (364 of 794) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 314th in college hoops in giving up assists with 184 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the La Salle Explorers went home victorious with a score of 107-41 against Rosemont. When talking about rebounding, La Salle allowed Rosemont to snag 20 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They went 7.7% from three-point range by shooting 1 of 13 and finished the game at 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Explorers permitted Rosemont to knock down 18 of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.6% in this game. In all, the Explorers went 43 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.7%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, La Salle converted 11 out of 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Rosemont had 11 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Explorers to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 14 steals for the matchup. The Explorers corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game.

Ryan Zan ended up being a factor for the Explorers in this contest. He recorded 19 points in his 17 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 9 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 90.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

La Salle has a mark of 9-3 for the year. The Explorers are committing 16.8 fouls per game and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per game (42nd in the nation) and they turn it over 9.8 times per contest. La Salle has earned 946 pts on the campaign (78.8 per game) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Explorers are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which is 145th in the country.

The La Salle defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from distance (78 of 241) and their opposition makes 67.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.1 assists and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 281st and 282nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Explorers are ranked 205th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (235th in the country).

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