La Salle Explorers vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is the location where the Richmond Spiders (12-5) will compete against the La Salle Explorers (5-12) on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Saint Louis and took a loss by a final of 84-72 in their last contest. La Salle wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (22 of 55) and made 2 out of their 15 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Explorers converted 26 of their 39 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In reference to defense, La Salle allowed the other team to go 56.9% from the field on 29 out of 51 shooting. Saint Louis doled out 22 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Saint Louis snagged 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Louis finished the game shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 22 tries. They also converted 10 of 23 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Explorers ended up walking away with 16 while Saint Louis recorded 25 fouls.

Josiah Harris is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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La Salle comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-12 on the season. They turn it over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.1 fouls every game. As a unit, La Salle is snagging 35.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 232 assists for the season, which has them ranked 223rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Explorers are hitting 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 280) and 71.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.2 points per outing (339th in the nation) while shooting 42.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Explorers have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They currently rank 330th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 277 conceded so far this year. The Explorers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.3% (444 of 981) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 175th in college in points per game allowed (73.1).

In their last game, the Richmond Spiders went home defeated by a final of 67-65 when they faced Saint Joseph's. The Spiders recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Saint Joseph's earned 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Richmond buried 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Spiders finished shooting 22 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.4%. The Spiders permitted Saint Joseph's to convert 27 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.2% for the matchup. They finished shooting 32.3% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 31 and ended up going 3 of 6 from the free throw line (50.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Richmond permitted Saint Joseph's to get 41 overall (8 offensive).

Aiden Argabright was important for the Spiders for the contest. He converted 5 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 15 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the game.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the campaign. The Spiders are committing 17.9 fouls every game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (108th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per game. Richmond has accounted for 1,400 points on the year (82.4 per game) and they snag 36.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Spiders are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 135th in college.

The Spiders on defense are ranked 168th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (159th in D-1). The Richmond defense gives up 31.1% on three-point shots (146 of 470) and their opponents are making 67.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.7 dimes and 35.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 58th and 235th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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