La Salle Explorers vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (11-7) welcome the La Salle Explorers (10-8) at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers faced off with UMass and took a loss by a final of 82-60 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Explorers ended up finishing with 13 while UMass accounted for 10 fouls. They also made 6 of their 20 attempts from long range. UMass finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 15 tries. Additionally, UMass snagged 49 rebounds (11 offensive, 38 defensive), but didn't have a block. UMass distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 33 out of 74 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Explorers buried 6 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 40.0%. La Salle finished the game having earned a 35.3% FG percentage (24 out of 68) and buried 6 out of their 19 three-point shots.

Deuce Jones is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up going 41.7% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He played 26 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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La Salle enters this game with a win-loss record of 10-8 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, La Salle is pulling down 38.8 boards per game and has accumulated 230 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 281st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Explorers are hitting 33.8% on three-point shots (139 of 411) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.8 points per contest (130th in Division 1) on 43.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Explorers have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 31.9% from beyond the arc and they are 287th in college in PPG allowed (75.4). The Explorers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (499 of 1,108) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 280th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 270 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Louis Billikens got the victory with a final of 63-59 when they faced Richmond. The Billikens were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. Richmond was called for 18 fouls in this matchup which got the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.2%. In regard to shots from distance, Saint Louis knocked down 4 out of their 21 attempts (19.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Billikens went 22 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 41.5%. The Billikens permitted Richmond to knock down 21 out of their 55 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.2% for this game. They went 22.7% from distance by going 5 of 22 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). When discussing rebounds, Saint Louis permitted Richmond to pull down 33 in all (2 offensive).

Robbie Avila ended up being a major contributor for the Billikens for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 14 for the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this contest.

Saint Louis has a win-loss mark of 11-7 for the campaign. The Billikens are responsible for committing 15.2 fouls per contest and they go 66.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (98th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. Saint Louis has totaled 1,364 pts on the season (75.8 per game) and they average 35.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Billikens are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 46th in college.

The Saint Louis defense allows 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (131 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.1 dimes and 35.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 46th and 235th in those defensive categories. The Billikens on the defensive side of the court are 136th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 70.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (104th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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