VCU vs La Salle Prediction 2/11/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The VCU Rams and the La Salle Explorers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Tom Gola Arena. Here’s a VCU vs La Salle prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best VCU vs La Salle pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

VCU Rams Betting Preview

VCU managed to post an 11-4 run in their first 15 outings this year. The Rams would lose to Saint Louis and George Mason before hitting a win streak. The next five games were all victories over Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Richmond and Loyola Chicago in succession. After two more victories over Fordham and Dayton, the Rams are sitting at 18-6 overall.

On Friday versus Dayton, the Rams were sitting in the locker room with a 50-27 advantage. VCU kept it up in the second half on a 49-46 stretch and took the win in the end 99-73 at home. VCU’s leading team scorer was Jadrian Tracey with 26 points and three boards while Lazar Djokovic had 13 points with seven rebounds and a pair of assists in the winning effort.

La Salle Explorers Betting Preview

Over on the Explorers’ side, it’s been a tough campaign this year. La Salle won just four of their first 10 outings then hit a 1-7 run over the next eight. The lone win in that time came versus Rhode Island on January 7. The next four were a 2-2 run with wins over St. Bonaventure and Dayton ahead of losses to Fordham and Saint Joseph’s, then came two more losses versus Loyola Chicago and Saint Louis.

In the St. Louis matchup over the weekend, the Explorers weren’t in too bad of shape at halftime, trailing by a modest four points 31-27. La Salle didn’t end up getting any closer than that one a rough 51-31 second half though, and lost the game on the road 82-58 in the end. Leading the team in scoring as the only one in double-digits was Rob Dockery with 19 points and eight boards.

VCU Rams @ La Salle Explorers Betting Trends: February 11, 2026

Why the La Salle Explorers will win

• The home team has won three of VCU’s last four games.

Why the VCU Rams will win

• VCU has won each of its last seven games.
• La Salle has lost each of its last four games against Conference opponents.

VCU vs La Salle Prediction

I’ll stay with VCU. The Rams got past Dayton without a ton of difficulties this past week, hitting 46.9 percent from the field with 31-of-38 (81.6 percent) at the line. The 44-34 edge on points in the paint was nice, as was the 36.9 percent shooting surrendered on defense. VCU That makes seven straight wins for the Rams, and they’ve scored 75 or more points in six of those victories.

As for La Salle, they got blitzed in the second half during a road loss to Saint Louis back on Saturday. The Explorers ended up with just 32.8 percent shooting from the field and 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from outside with 13 turnovers. The good news is that La Salle had an edge 35-32 on the boards, though. The Explorers are riding a four-game losing streak right now, scoring fewer than 62 points in each of those defeats.

Andrew Jett's Pick: VCU Rams -12