La Salle Explorers vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 1/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The La Salle Explorers (10-7) are traveling to Mullins Center on Sunday where they will play the UMass Minutemen (7-11).

The La Salle Explorers played Davidson and took home the win by a score of 79-76 in their last contest. La Salle walked away from the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (28 of 62) and made 7 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Explorers buried 16 of 23 tries for a rate of 69.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, La Salle allowed 48.4% from the field on 30 of 62 shooting. Davidson totaled 19 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Davidson pulled down 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Davidson finished shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of 8 tries. They converted 10 out of their 29 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Explorers finished with 11 and Davidson totaled 18 fouls.

Deuce Jones is one player who was a factor for this game. He ended up scoring 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played 40 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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La Salle will enter this contest with a mark of 10-7 so far this season. They have an average of 77.8 pts per contest (110th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (133 of 392) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, La Salle is grabbing 38.9 boards per game and has accounted for 218 assists for the season, which is 276th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Explorers are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.0% from 3-point land while they are 277th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (75.0). The Explorers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (466 of 1,034) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are 282nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 256 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen walked away with a victory by a final of 120-118 when they played Fordham. When it comes to rebounding, UMass permitted Fordham to collect 56 in total (21 offensive). They finished the game shooting 29.4% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 34 and ended up going 48 of 65 from the free throw line (73.8%). The Minutemen permitted Fordham to convert 30 out of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.3% for this contest. Overall, the Minutemen finished shooting 36 out of 84 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. When discussing three-point shots, UMass made 11 of 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to knock down 37 of those for a rate of 64.9%. Fordham had 40 fouls in the matchup which got the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 57 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Minutemen snagged 35 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 52 in this contest.

Rahsool Diggins ended up having an impact for the Minutemen for this contest. He scored 46 points in his 49 minutes of playing time and totaled 4 assists for the contest. He made 14 out of 29 for this contest for a field goal rate of 48.3%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

UMass has a win-loss mark of 7-11 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Minutemen are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which ranks 319th in the nation. UMass has accounted for 1,369 pts so far this year (76.1 per game) and they grab 39.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per contest (217th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Minutemen are committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they hit 66.9% from the free throw line.

The Minutemen are ranked 311th in the country in points per game surrendered with 77.3. They have forced 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (105th in the nation). The UMass defense gives up 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (144 of 448) and their opposition makes 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.7 dimes and 38.6 rebounds per contest, which is 297th and 339th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle

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