La Salle Explorers vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Rhode Island Rams (9-6) will take on the La Salle Explorers (4-11) at Thomas M. Ryan Center on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers stepped onto the hardwood against George Washington and took a loss by a score of 77-55 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Explorers walked away with 10 while George Washington accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 26 shots from downtown. George Washington ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 12 attempts. In addition, George Washington pulled down 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. George Washington earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In terms of defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 30 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Explorers converted 8 of 15 tries for a percentage of 53.3%. La Salle ended having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 55) and made 5 of 17 three-point shots.

Rob Dockery is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished with 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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La Salle will enter this game with a record of 4-11 this year. They are averaging 66.1 points per game (344th in D-1) while hitting 41.5% from the field. The Explorers are shooting 29.8% on three-point attempts (75 of 252) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, La Salle is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 207 dimes for the year, which is 223rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Explorers have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 320th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 239 relinquished this year. The Explorers are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (391 of 872) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 160th in the country in PPG allowed (72.5).

For their last game, the Rhode Island Rams took a defeat with a final score of 61-50 when they faced George Mason. The Rams were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. George Mason had 14 fouls for the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They were able to convert 3 of them for a percentage of 33.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Rhode Island converted 9 out of 31 attempts (29.0%). In all, the Rams finished 19 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.2%. The Rams permitted George Mason to bury 19 of their 44 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 43.2% in this matchup. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 16 and finished the contest at 15 of 26 at the free throw line (57.7%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Rhode Island allowed George Mason to snag 31 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Myles Corey ended up having an impact for the Rams for the matchup. He recorded 12 points in his 23 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 9 for this game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Rhode Island has a record of 9-6 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rams are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 205th in college. Rhode Island has accumulated 1,084 points this season (72.3 per contest) and they snag 33.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.1 times per contest (348th in college) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per game. The Rams have committed 17.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Rhode Island defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point attempts (113 of 321) and their opposition makes 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 32.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 81st and 88th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 37th in college in PPG given up with 66.5. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (121st in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rhode Island

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