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La Salle vs Richmond 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Richmond Spiders (11-7) vs. La Salle Explorers (6-9)
January 22, 2022 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: La Salle Explorers +6.5 / Richmond Spiders -6.5; Over/Under: +145
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The Richmond Spiders and the La Salle Explorers meet in college basketball action from the Tom Gola Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Richmond Spiders will look to add to an 83-70 road win over Fordham last time out. Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Grant Golden has 14.9 PPG with 6 RPG and 3.3 APG. Jacob Gilyard has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 6.2 APG to lead the Spiders in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Richmond up to this point in the year. As a team, Richmond is averaging 74.9 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 69.8% from the foul line while allowing 71.7 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field and 36.5% from three this season.

The La Salle Explorers will look to bounce back from a 56-54 loss to Rhode Island last time out. Josh Nickelberry has a team-high 12.3 PPG while Clifton Moore has 11.8 PPG with 6.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for La Salle up to this point in the year. Jack Clark has 9.4 PPG while Christian Ray has a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Explorers on the glass and Anwar Gill has a team-high 3.8 APG to lead La Salle in assists. As a team, La Salle is averaging 69.1 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 68.4% from the foul line while allowing 71.2 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.

Richmond is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. La Salle is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Saturday games.

I get why you may think this line looks funny, as Richmond’s the far better team. However, while La Salle plays their best ball at home, I’m just not seeing the value with the Explorers here. Richmond’s had their ups and downs as of late, but all of their key players are healthy, and when that’s the case, side-by-side, the Spiders are the team to beat and it’s not close here. I look for Richmond to win this by double-digits so lay the points with the Spiders in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Richmond -6.5

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