La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The La Salle Explorers (10-7) are hitting the road to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-6).

The La Salle Explorers stepped onto the hardwood against VCU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-65 in their last game. La Salle finished having earned a 33.8% FG percentage (22 out of 65) and knocked down 6 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Explorers knocked down 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 32 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to the defense, La Salle allowed 47.9% from the floor on 23 of 48 shooting. VCU recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, VCU pulled down 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. VCU finished the contest at 67.9% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of their 28 attempts. They also buried 6 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Explorers walked away with 19 and VCU racked up 16 personal fouls.

Jhamir Brickus is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played 34 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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La Salle will play this game with a win-loss record of 10-7 on the season. They turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, La Salle is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 261 assists on the season, which is 66th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Explorers are hitting 34.5% on shots from distance (148 of 429) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 points per game (157th in the nation) while going 43.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Explorers are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are conceding 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 226th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.8). The Explorers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (455 of 1,023) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 303rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 78-75 when they played Loyola. In regard to rebounds, Saint Joseph's allowed Loyola to grab 34 in all (9 offensive). They finished shooting 37.0% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 27 and ended up going 12 out of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Hawks permitted Loyola to bury 28 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8% in the game. Overall, the Hawks ended up shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which had them at 42.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Saint Joseph's buried 9 out of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Loyola was called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 24 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Hawks corralled 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest.

Erik Reynolds II ended up being a factor for the Hawks in the matchup. He made 7 out of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and added 4 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this matchup.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 10-6 this season. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which is 206th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has totaled 1,247 pts on the season (77.9 per game) and they average 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per game (55th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they shoot 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 100th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.8. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (12th in D-1). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 31.0% from downtown (140 of 451) and their opponents are converting on 65.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.1 assists and 36.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 211th and 269th in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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