La Salle Explorers vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: La Salle (+23.5)

The Villanova Wildcats (1-1) will go up against the La Salle Explorers (1-1) at Finneran Pavilion on Tuesday. La Salle opens as 23.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 156.5.

The La Salle Explorers played LIU and notched a win by a score of 88-80 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Explorers finished with 17 and LIU had 22 fouls. They also made 7 of 21 tries from downtown. LIU finished the game at 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 18 tries. Additionally, LIU grabbed 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. LIU doled out 17 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 29 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Explorers buried 19 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 67.9%. La Salle wrapped up the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and knocked down 13 of their 28 shots from distance.

Anthony Finkley is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished with 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 75.0% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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La Salle enters this contest with a record of 1-1 this year. They are giving up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, La Salle is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 32 assists on the season, which ranks 203rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Explorers are hitting 31.3% on 3-point shots (21 of 67) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.5 points per contest (262nd in Division 1) while hitting 35.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Explorers have forced 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.3% from 3-point land and they are 326th in D-1 in opponents points per game (87.0). The Explorers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.6% (60 of 121) and they surrender 41.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are 309th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 38 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Villanova Wildcats got the win with a final of 95-66 when they played Holy Cross. The Wildcats pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Holy Cross was called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.3%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Villanova knocked down 10 out of 26 tries (38.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats went 38 out of 74 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.4%. The Wildcats permitted Holy Cross to knock down 20 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9% in this contest. They shot 31.8% from downtown by shooting 7 of 22 and finished the game at 19 out of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). In the matter of rebounds, Villanova permitted Holy Cross to snag 32 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Luigi Suigo pitched in for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 8 of 9 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and earned 15 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this game.

Villanova has a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the year. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 108th in college hoops. Villanova has accounted for 167 points this year (83.5 per game) and they pull down 43.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 19.0 times per game (73rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Wildcats commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats are ranked 170th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.0. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 34.7% from the field (55th in college). The Villanova defense allows 34.8% on 3-point attempts (16 of 46) and their opposition knocks down 73.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.5 assists and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 223rd and 239th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take La Salle (+23.5)

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