La Salle Explorers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (13-10) welcome the La Salle Explorers (11-13) at John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday.

The La Salle Explorers stepped onto the hardwood against Richmond and ended up losing by a score of 82-65 in their last contest. La Salle ended with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Explorers made 5 of 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 9 assists in the matchup while creating 4 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In terms of the defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. Richmond recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Richmond had 29 boards (1 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Richmond walked away from this one shooting 94.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 18 shots. They knocked down 7 of 16 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Explorers finished with 20 while Richmond totaled 13 personal fouls.

Khalil Brantley is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 37 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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La Salle will take the court with a record of 11-13 on the season. They average 74.2 pts per contest (179th in D-1) while shooting 42.8% from the floor. The Explorers are shooting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (212 of 622) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is pulling in 34.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 355 dimes this year, which has them ranked 94th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.6 times per game and as a team are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Explorers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They rank 262nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 333 conceded on the campaign. The Explorers are giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (650 of 1,432) and they relinquish 38.2 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from downtown and they are 270th in the country in PPG allowed (75.0).

For their last game, the Davidson Wildcats took a loss by a score of 57-55 when they played George Mason. In regard to attacking the glass, Davidson permitted George Mason to grab 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 16 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). The Wildcats allowed George Mason to convert 19 of 46 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished 18 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.6%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Davidson knocked down 7 of their 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. George Mason committed 16 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Wildcats snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Reed Bailey was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He recorded 22 points in his 30 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 6 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Davidson has a mark of 13-10 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 43.2% from the field, which has them ranked 267th in college hoops. Davidson has scored 1,634 points for the season (71.0 per contest) and they snag 35.2 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per game (231st in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 15.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (187 of 551) and their opponents are making 67.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.8 dimes and 34.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 172nd and 171st in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 58th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (116th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle

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