La Salle Explorers vs High Point Panthers Prediction, 12/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs High Point Panthers

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Location: Qubein Center in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

The La Salle Explorers (4-7) are hitting the road to Qubein Center on Friday where they will try to beat the High Point Panthers (8-3).

The La Salle Explorers faced off with LIU and ended up losing by a score of 70-60 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Explorers finished with 19 and LIU finished the game with 14 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 17 tries from downtown. LIU finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 24 attempts. On top of that, LIU pulled down 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. LIU dished out 13 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, La Salle allowed 47.9% from the field on 23 out of 48 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Explorers converted 5 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. La Salle wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and buried 5 out of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

Justin Archer is a player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up scoring 11 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He played 24 mins played and also totaled 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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La Salle steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 4-7 for the year. They average 67.3 pts per contest (340th in Division 1) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 31.5% on shots from downtown (56 of 178) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, La Salle is collecting 38.1 boards per contest and has earned 161 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 157th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Explorers are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are 300th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 169 conceded so far this year. The Explorers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (275 of 640) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 66th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.6).

In their last game, the High Point Panthers went home defeated by a final of 86-78 against Appalachian State. The Panthers snagged 23 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Appalachian State earned 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 55.6%. In the matter of three-point attempts, High Point made 11 out of 44 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Panthers finished the game shooting 26 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 34.7%. The Panthers permitted Appalachian State to knock down 27 out of their 57 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.4% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 48.1% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 27 and ended up going 19 out of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, High Point allowed Appalachian State to snag 36 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Terry Anderson was important for the Panthers for this game. He earned 17 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and earned 2 assists for the game. He buried 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

High Point has a win-loss record of 8-3 on the season. The Panthers have committed 18.8 fouls per game and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.7 times per game (72nd in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.4 times per game. High Point has accounted for 1,001 points so far this year (91.0 per contest) and they average 35.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Panthers are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 35th in college hoops.

The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 188th in college in points allowed per game with 73.2. They have forced 17.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (174th in the nation). The High Point defense surrenders 32.7% on three-point shots (89 of 272) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.2 dimes and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 239th and 238th in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take La Salle

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