Richmond Spiders vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: John Glaser Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (8-17) are hitting the road to John Glaser Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the La Salle Explorers (12-13).

The Richmond Spiders faced Loyola and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-80 in their last contest. Richmond wrapped up the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (30 of 60) and made 7 of their 18 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Spiders made 13 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 assists for the contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When it comes to defending, Richmond allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 29 out of 65 shooting. Loyola earned 16 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Loyola snagged 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Loyola shot 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 attempts. They made 18 of 44 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Spiders finished with 17 while Loyola finished the game with 16 fouls.

Michael Walz is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Richmond will take the court with a record of 8-17 this season. They average 67.7 pts per game (326th in the nation) while shooting 41.9% from the field. The Spiders are shooting 31.0% on three-point attempts (195 of 629) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Richmond is pulling down 31.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 289 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 322nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spiders are able to force 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They rank 113th in D-1 in giving up assists with 305 surrendered this season. The Spiders are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (606 of 1,401) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 212th in college in points per game allowed (72.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the La Salle Explorers took a loss by a score of 75-63 when they faced Saint Joseph's. The Explorers pulled down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 for this contest. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Saint Joseph's had 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Explorers to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, La Salle made 2 of their 15 attempts (13.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Explorers shot 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Explorers permitted Saint Joseph's to knock down 26 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them at 42.6% for the game. They finished shooting 37.0% from 3-point land via 10 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, La Salle permitted Saint Joseph's to grab 29 overall (9 offensive).

Deuce Jones pitched in for the Explorers for this contest. He tallied 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this contest. He made 7 of 14 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

La Salle has a mark of 12-13 for the year. The Explorers commit 15.3 fouls per contest while shooting 71.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.9 times per game (305th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per contest. La Salle has scored 1,834 points on the year (73.4 per game) and they pull in 37.5 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Explorers are shooting 41.8% from the field, which ranks 328th in college.

The Explorers on the defensive end are ranked 289th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 75.6. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (274th in college). The La Salle defense allows 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (208 of 635) and opponents are making 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 15.2 dimes and 37.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 324th and 321st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle

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