La Salle vs Rhode Island 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Rhode Island Rams (5-9) vs. La Salle Explorers (6-8)
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: La Salle Explorers +1 / Rhode Island Rams -1; Over/Under: +137.5
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The Rhode Island Rams and La Salle Explorers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Tom Gola Arena. The Rhode Island Rams look for their sixth win. The La Salle Explorers look for their seventh win.
The Rhode Island Rams are averaging 66.8 points on 40.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Ishmael Leggett is averaging 15.8 points and 2.9 assists, while Brayon Freeman is averaging 13.5 points and 2.7 rebounds. Malik Martin is grabbing 6.4 rebounds and Jalen Carey is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Rhode Island Rams are shooting 30.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Rhode Island Rams are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The La Salle Explorers are averaging 68.1 points on 41.4 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Khalil Brantley is averaging 13.9 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Josh Nickelberry is averaging 12.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. Anwar Gill is dishing 2.9 assists and Hassan Drame is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The La Salle Explorers are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 68.8 percent from the free throw line. The La Salle Explorers are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.
The Rams are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games and 9-20 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The Explorers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Rams last 5 overall. The over is 5-2 in Explorers last 7 overall. The road team is 18-7-1 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
I’m not running to the window to back either of these losing teams that are going nowhere fast. However, the La Salle Explorers are in far worse shape, which includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 11.8 points. Rhode Island at least plays decent defensively and should have the best player on the floor here. It’s Rams or pass for me.
