Howard vs La Salle 12/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The La Salle Explorers and Howard Bison meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Burr Gymnasium. The La Salle Explorers look for their sixth win. The Howard Bison look to get back to a .500 record.

The La Salle Explorers are averaging 67.3 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Khalil Brantley is averaging 12.9 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Josh Nickelberry is averaging 11.8 points and 3.3 rebounds. Anwar Gill is dishing 3.2 assists and Hassan Drame is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The La Salle Explorers are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The La Salle Explorers are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.

The Howard Bison are averaging 68.7 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Elijah Hawkins is averaging 12.5 points and 3.1 rebounds, while Steve Settle III is averaging 11.9 points and 1.5 assists. Shy Odom is grabbing 2.9 rebounds and Jordan Wood is dishing 0.8 assists. The Howard Bison are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Howard Bison are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.

Neither of these teams are playing great ball this season, but the Howard Bison are easily playing the better ball at the moment. The La Salle Explorers have issues finding consistent offensive success, and they’re losing by an average of 9.3 points on the road. The Howard Bison should be able to get the job done here. I’ll side with Howard in this somewhat toss up.