La Salle Explorers vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

Chaifetz Arena is where the Saint Louis Billikens (22-1) will take on the La Salle Explorers (7-16) on Saturday.

The La Salle Explorers faced Loyola and took a loss by a score of 71-61 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Explorers ended up finishing with 20 while Loyola totaled 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 30 attempts from 3-point land. Loyola finished the game shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Loyola collected 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Loyola doled out 15 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. When discussing the defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Explorers converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. La Salle wrapped up the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and knocked down 6 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Jaeden Marshall is one player who was a contributor in the game. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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La Salle heads into this game with a record of 7-16 this year. They have an average of 66.0 points per game (347th in college) while connecting on 41.8% from the floor. The Explorers are connecting on 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (118 of 394) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, La Salle is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 311 dimes for the year, which is 219th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.7 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Explorers are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.0% on 3-pointers and they are 137th in college in PPG allowed (72.0). The Explorers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (596 of 1,315) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 341st in D-1 in giving up assists with 377 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens got the win with a final of 91-82 against Davidson. The Billikens snagged 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. Davidson committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 73.1%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Saint Louis buried 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). Overall, the Billikens finished the game shooting 30 for 59 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. The Billikens allowed Davidson to knock down 28 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% for the game. They went 34.5% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 29 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). With respect to rebounds, Saint Louis permitted Davidson to collect 28 overall (9 offensive).

Brady Dunlap ended up being a major contributor for the Billikens for the matchup. He converted 6 of 7 for the contest for a rate of 85.7%, and earned 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Saint Louis has a record of 22-1 for the season. The Billikens have committed 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.3 times per contest (6th in college) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per contest. Saint Louis has totaled 2,101 pts so far this season (91.3 per contest) and they collect 42.3 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Billikens are connecting on 52.1% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the country.

The Billikens on defense are ranked 51st in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.1. They have forced 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.5% from the floor (1st in Division 1). The Saint Louis defense gives up 27.3% on 3-point shots (154 of 565) and their opposition makes 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 10.8 assists and 31.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 19th and 47th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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