La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (14-9) will meet the La Salle Explorers (12-12) on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against UMass and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-55 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Explorers ended up with 10 and UMass finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 28 attempts from distance. UMass went 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 3 of their 6 tries. Additionally, UMass collected 46 boards (17 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UMass distributed 18 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 32 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Explorers converted 7 of 13 tries for a rate of 53.8%. La Salle finished the contest having earned a 36.1% FG percentage (22 out of 61) and made 4 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Corey McKeithan is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished the contest at 38.9% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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La Salle enters this one with a win-loss record of 12-12 so far this season. They average 73.8 points per outing (198th in Division 1) while shooting 41.9% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (164 of 508) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 292 dimes on the season, which is 295th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Explorers have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 292nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.6). The Explorers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (672 of 1,483) and they concede 37.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 328th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 369 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 76-63 against Saint Louis. The Hawks were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. Saint Louis committed 13 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. When talking about 3-pointers, Saint Joseph's buried 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks finished the game shooting 29 out of 67 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. The Hawks permitted Saint Louis to bury 24 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.1% in the game. They went 20.0% from downtown by connecting on 3 out of 15 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing rebounding, Saint Joseph's permitted Saint Louis to grab 25 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Erik Reynolds II ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in this game.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 14-9 so far this season. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is 215th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has scored 1,731 pts on the campaign (75.3 per game) and they pull in 37.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per contest (84th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 14.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 83rd in college in PPG surrendered with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (68th in college). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 489) and their opponents are connecting on 76.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.3 dimes and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 192nd and 169th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take La Salle

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