La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the site where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (20-10) will play the La Salle Explorers (9-21) on Saturday.

The La Salle Explorers faced Fordham and went home with a win by a final score of 87-84 in their last game. La Salle ended the game with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 out of 62) and converted 6 out of their 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Explorers converted 21 of 23 tries for a percentage of 91.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 33 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. In the matter of defending, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 33 out of 74 shooting. Fordham recorded 17 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In addition, Fordham snagged 33 rebounds (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fordham ended up going 88.9% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 9 attempts. They knocked down 10 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Explorers walked away with 13 while Fordham recorded 16 personal fouls.

Rob Dockery is one player who was a factor in this game. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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La Salle will enter this matchup with a mark of 9-21 for the season. They average 66.4 pts per contest (349th in D-1) while going 41.0% from the field. The Explorers are hitting 29.9% on three-point attempts (159 of 532) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, La Salle is collecting 35.2 boards per game and has accounted for 394 dimes this season, which is 253rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Explorers have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 150th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (72.8). The Explorers are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (787 of 1,714) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 324th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 480 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home victorious with a score of 70-67 when they played Davidson. The Hawks were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. Davidson was called for 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. In the matter of three-point shots, Saint Joseph's buried 8 out of their 23 tries (34.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks shot 25 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2%. The Hawks allowed Davidson to bury 25 out of 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.4% for this game. They finished 29.0% from 3-point land by hitting 9 of 31 and ended up going 8 out of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Saint Joseph's allowed Davidson to snag 27 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Jaiden Glover was important for the Hawks in this contest. He converted 8 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 20-10 this season. The Hawks are responsible for committing 14.2 fouls per contest while shooting 74.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.6 times per contest (83rd in college) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Saint Joseph's has scored 2,197 pts for the campaign (73.2 per contest) and they collect 38.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are shooting 42.8% from the field, which is 310th in D-1.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 31.7% on 3-point shots (238 of 750) and their opponents are connecting on 68.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.2 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which is 173rd and 283rd in D-1. The Hawks on defense are ranked 71st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.8. They have forced 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (30th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take La Salle

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