Saint Joseph's Hawks vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: John Glaser Arena in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (20-10) are en route to John Glaser Arena on Saturday where they will play the La Salle Explorers (12-18).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks played Rhode Island and notched a win by a score of 91-74 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 15 while Rhode Island racked up 20 fouls. They converted 9 of their 22 attempts from distance. Rhode Island ended up shooting 58.3% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 12 shots. Furthermore, Rhode Island collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rhode Island totaled 10 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Saint Joseph's allowed 48.3% from the field on 29 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 26 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. Saint Joseph's wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 13 of their 29 three-point shots.

Erik Reynolds II is a guy who was a factor for this game. He ended up going 26.7% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He was able to score 22 points on 4 out of 15 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 20-10 this year. They are giving up possession 11.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is pulling down 36.6 boards per game and has totaled 456 dimes for the season, which is 86th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 34.6% on 3-pointers (279 of 807) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.9 pts per contest (122nd in the nation) while connecting on 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 125th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 378 conceded for the year. The Hawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (748 of 1,812) and they concede 33.9 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 31.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 65th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (68.0).

For their last game, the La Salle Explorers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-62 against George Mason. Regarding rebounding, La Salle allowed George Mason to snag 28 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They went 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 out of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). The Explorers allowed George Mason to make 25 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Explorers finished 22 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, La Salle knocked down 5 out of 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.2%. George Mason was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Explorers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Explorers were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest.

Jahlil White ended up having an impact for the Explorers in this game. He had 13 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He made 5 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 13 rebounds.

La Salle has a win-loss mark of 12-18 on the campaign. As an offense, the Explorers are connecting on 41.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 343rd in D-1. La Salle has 2,147 points for the campaign (71.6 per game) and they average 36.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.8 times per game (308th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. The Explorers are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line.

The La Salle defense concedes 32.6% from downtown (241 of 739) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 15.1 dimes and 36.5 boards per game, which is 320th and 296th in those categories on the defensive end. The Explorers on the defensive side of the court are 266th in the country in PPG surrendered with 74.8. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (287th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take La Salle

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