La Salle vs Saint Joseph’s Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/7/24

The La Salle Explorers and Saint Joseph’s Hawks meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Wells Fargo Center. Here’s a La Salle vs Saint Joseph’s Prediction. This article will include a La Salle vs Saint Joseph’s Pick.

La Salle Explorers Betting Preview

The La Salle Explorers beat Temple, lost to Northeastern, and they play North Carolina, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Dayton next. The La Salle Explorers are averaging 78.1 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Corey McKeithan is averaging 19.2 points and 3.1 rebounds, while Jahlil White is averaging 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds. Daeshon Shepherd is the third double-digit scorer and Andrés Marrero is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The La Salle Explorers are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The La Salle Explorers are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.

Saint Joseph’s Hawks Betting Preview

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks beat Coppin State, lost to Princeton, and they play Charleston, American, and Virginia Tech next. The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are averaging 74.3 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Xzayvier Brown is averaging 15.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Rasheer Fleming is averaging 14.9 points and 8.9 rebounds. Erik Reynolds II is the third double-digit scorer and Derek Simpson is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

Why the Saint Joseph’s Hawks will win

• La Salle has lost eight of its last 10 night games against Conference opponents.
• Saint Joseph’s has won three of its last four games against La Salle.
• Saint Joseph’s has won the first half in four of its last five night games against Conference opponents.

La Salle vs Saint Joseph’s Prediction

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are the better team on paper and should win, but that was the case against Princeton and Central Connecticut, two games they were big favorites and outright lost. Saint Joseph’s just doesn’t have the offensive horses to cover these big lines. The La Salle Explorers have five covers this season, and they’ve been filling it up offensively all of a sudden. This could be closer than expected. Give me La Salle and the points.

Randy Chambers's Pick: La Salle +6.5