La Salle Explorers vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Rhode Island Rams (9-11) welcome the La Salle Explorers (11-9) at Ryan Center on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers faced off with George Washington and earned the victory with a final of 80-70 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Explorers walked away with 17 and George Washington recorded 16 personal fouls. They also converted 3 of their 18 attempts from downtown. George Washington shot 79.2% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 24 attempts. Additionally, George Washington snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. George Washington totaled 7 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 24 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 31 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Explorers converted 10 of their 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. La Salle wrapped up the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 of 61) and buried 10 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Khalil Brantley is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He recorded 20 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 52.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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La Salle will play this game with a record of 11-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 74.1 points per game (188th in the country) while hitting 43.2% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (174 of 509) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is grabbing 34.4 boards per contest and has totaled 300 assists this year, which has them ranked 106th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Explorers are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 262nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 282 relinquished so far this year. The Explorers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.5% (535 of 1,201) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a group. They give up 33.9% from beyond the arc and they are 219th in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the Rhode Island Rams walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-84 when they played George Mason. With respect to rebounds, Rhode Island allowed George Mason to grab 36 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 31.8% from distance via 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 25 of 33 from the free throw line (75.8%). The Rams allowed George Mason to knock down 30 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Rams finished shooting 29 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. When discussing 3-point shots, Rhode Island knocked down 13 of their 27 attempts (48.1%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 54.2%. George Mason was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. The Rams were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

David Green was important for the Rams for the game. He accumulated 29 points in his 32 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 10 out of 16 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Rhode Island has a win-loss record of 9-11 for the year. The Rams commit 17.1 fouls every game and they connect on 62.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (186th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per game. Rhode Island has scored 1,470 pts this season (73.5 per game) and they pull in 38.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 68th in D-1.

The Rams defensively are ranked 294th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 76.1. They are able to force 8.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (278th in college basketball). The Rhode Island defense allows 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (169 of 463) and their opponents are making 66.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.9 dimes and 33.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 271st and 114th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rhode Island

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