Saint Louis vs La Salle 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
La Salle Explorers (7-15) vs. Saint Louis Billikens (17-8)
February 16, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Saint Louis Billikens -14 / La Salle Explorers +14; Over/Under: -143.5
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The La Salle Explorers and the Saint Louis Billikens meet in college basketball action from the Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday night.
The La Salle Explorers will look to rebound from a 77-63 loss to Richmond on the road last time out. Clifton Moore leads La Salle in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 6.4 RPG while Josh Nickelberry has 12.4 PPG and Jack Clark has 11.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for La Salle so far this season. Christian Ray has a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Explorers on the glass and Jhamir Brickus has a team-high 3.5 APG to lead La Salle in assists. As a team, La Salle is averaging 69.2 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 68.7% from the foul line while allowing 73 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field and 36.7% from three this season.
The Saint Louis Billikens will hope to bounce back from an 83-79 road loss to St. Bonaventure last time out. Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens in scoring with 16.8 PPG while Yuri Collins has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 8.4 APG this season. Jordan Nesbitt has 9.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG while Marten Linssen has 8.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG this season. Francis Okoro has 10.5 points with a team-high 7.5 RPG as well for the Billikens up to this point in the season. As a team, Saint Louis is averaging 78.6 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three and 77.6% from the foul line while allowing 67.8 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 31.1% from three this season.
La Salle is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss. Saint Louis is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
I get the case to be made for Saint Louis at home here and I have no doubts that they win this game. However, the Explorers, while they’ve had their issues, have been tough to beat up on the road as Davidson and Rhode Island had issues putting La Salle away before Richmond was about to eke out a cover in their last game. I think the Bills win but I think La Salle covers in a 10-12 point win for Saint Louis. Give me La Salle and the points here.
