La Salle Explorers vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (16-6) will take on the La Salle Explorers (11-12) at Robins Center on Saturday.

The La Salle Explorers faced Saint Louis and took a loss by a score of 102-84 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Explorers walked away with 19 while Saint Louis finished the game with 23 fouls. They made 9 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. Saint Louis walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of 25 tries. On top of that, Saint Louis pulled down 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Saint Louis totaled 15 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, La Salle let their opponent shoot 56.3% from the floor on 36 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Explorers made 22 of 29 attempts for a rate of 75.9%. La Salle ended the contest with a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 66) and buried 10 of 28 shots from distance.

Anwar Gill is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He notched 24 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played 30 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 38.9% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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La Salle enters this contest with a record of 11-12 so far this year. They are turning it over 9.5 times per game and as a team they commit 16.9 fouls every game. As a team, La Salle is snagging 34.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 346 assists on the campaign, which is 77th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Explorers are hitting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (206 of 602) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.6 points per game (172nd in college hoops) while connecting on 42.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Explorers are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are ranked 283rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 321 conceded for the year. The Explorers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (621 of 1,376) and they concede 38.6 boards per contest as a group. They give up 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 261st in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (74.7).

When they last played, the Richmond Spiders took a defeat with a final score of 63-52 when they faced VCU. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Richmond permitted VCU to collect 42 overall (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 27.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 18 and ended up going 18 out of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Spiders allowed VCU to convert 20 out of their 54 attempts from the field which had them at 37.0% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spiders ended up shooting 18 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 35.3%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Richmond knocked down 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. VCU earned 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Spiders to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Spiders were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the game.

Delonnie Hunt pitched in for the Spiders in this matchup. He accumulated 12 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Richmond has a record of 16-6 this year. The Spiders commit 14.0 fouls every game and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (201st in the country) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per contest. Richmond has 1,593 pts this year (72.4 per game) and they grab 33.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spiders are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks 104th in college hoops.

The Spiders on the defensive end are ranked 33rd in the nation in points given up per game with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (11th in college basketball). The Richmond defense allows 29.9% from downtown (163 of 545) and opponents are converting on 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.2 dimes and 37.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 57th and 310th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Richmond

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