Richmond vs La Salle 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
La Salle Explorers (7-14) vs. Richmond Spiders (16-9)
February 12, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Richmond Spiders -13.5 / La Salle Explorers +13.5; Over/Under: 142.5
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The La Salle Explorers will travel to the Robins Center to take on the Richmond Spiders this Saturday night in College Basketball action.
The La Salle Explorers dropped to 7-14 on the season after being defeated by the Saint Louis Billikens, 75-57, this past Tuesday night. La Salle struggled on the offensive end against Satin Louis and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 41-27 margin. La Salle shot just 35.6% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Saint Louis to shoot 45.9% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Explorers was Clifton Moore who had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, & 4 blocks.
On the season, La Salle is averaging 69.5 ppg on 41.6% shooting from the field. The Explorers are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 32.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, La Salle has been led by Clifton Moore (13.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg, 2.6 bpg), Josh Nickelberry (12.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg), Jack Clark (10.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.7 apg), & Jhamir Brickus (9.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.4 apg).
Defensively, La Salle is allowing their opponents to average 72.8 ppg on 46.4% shooting from the field. The Explorers have a rebound margin of 2.0 and a turnover margin of -1.2.
The Richmond Spiders had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 16-9 on the season after being defeated by the George Mason Patriots, 87-84 (OT), this past Wednesday. George Mason was able to force OT after Josh Oduro hit a game-tying layup with just :23 seconds left in regulation and the Patriots were able to take lead for good after going up by an 85-81 margin with :42 seconds left in OT. Richmond shot 47.6% from the field & 46.2% from beyond the arc while allowing George Mason to shoot 42.3% from the field & 41.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Spiders was Grant Golden who had 23 points, 8 rebounds, & 1 assist.
On the season, Richmond is averaging 73.4 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Spiders are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 34.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Richmond has been led by Tyler Burton (16.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.2 spg), Grant Golden (14.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 apg), Jacob Gilyard (12.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.2 apg, 3.2 spg), & Nathan Cayo (8.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg).
Defensviely, Richmond is allowing their opponents to average 69.5 ppg on 44.4% shooting from the field. The Spiders have a rebound margin of -3.5 and a turnover margin of 3.6.
The Explorers are just 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Richmond. The Spiders are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games & 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
La Salle has really struggled this season as the Explorers have lost 10 of their last 12 games and currently rank just 222nd in scoring offense & 272nd in scoring defense. Richmond is coming off a tough OT loss at George Mason, however, this is still one of the better A-10 teams and between the fact that the Spiders are 9-3 at home on the season and that I think their offense, which ranks 122nd in scoring offense & 138th in FG%, has no trouble generating offense against the Explorers, I’m taking Richmond to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!
