Penn State Nittany Lions vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Peacock

The Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) are en route to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the La Salle Explorers (2-1).

The Penn State Nittany Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Navy and notched a win by a score of 80-71 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up with 12 while Navy finished the game with 17 fouls. They made 6 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Navy shot 92.9% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 14 attempts. On top of that, Navy snagged 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Navy recorded 17 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Penn State allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Nittany Lions buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Penn State ended the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and made 6 out of their 19 3-point attempts.

Freddie Dilione V is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away with 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Penn State steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the year. They are averaging 81.0 pts per game (173rd in D-1) while going 50.3% from the field. The Nittany Lions are shooting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (22 of 62) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Penn State is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 42 assists for the campaign, which is 226th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 7.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 11.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nittany Lions have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 23.2% from 3-point land and they are 36th in college in opponents PPG (60.7). The Nittany Lions are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (70 of 169) and they surrender 30.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 162nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 36 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the La Salle Explorers went home defeated by a final of 90-63 against Temple. Regarding rebounding, La Salle allowed Temple to get 36 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from distance by hitting 12 out of 24 and finished the game at 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Explorers allowed Temple to convert 34 of their 68 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for this game. Overall, the Explorers shot 20 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.0%. In the matter of 3-point shots, La Salle made 4 of 13 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.2%. Temple was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Explorers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Explorers collected 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the game.

Rob Dockery ended up having an impact for the Explorers in this matchup. He racked up 11 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for this game. He knocked down 4 of 8 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

La Salle has a win-loss record of 2-1 for the campaign. The Explorers have committed 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per contest (215th in college) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. La Salle has accounted for 223 pts for the season (74.3 per game) and they snag 38.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Explorers are shooting 40.8% from the floor, which ranks 300th in college hoops.

The Explorers defensively are ranked 156th in college in points given up per game with 69.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (203rd in college hoops). The La Salle defense allows 29.6% on 3-point shots (21 of 71) and their opponents are converting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 15.3 assists and 35.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 281st and 202nd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle

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