Rhode Island Rams vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rhode Island Rams vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

John Glaser Arena is the location where the La Salle Explorers (7-19) will try to beat the Rhode Island Rams (15-11) on Saturday.

The Rhode Island Rams faced Saint Louis and walked away with a win by a score of 81-76 in their last game. Rhode Island wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and made 12 out of their 29 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Rams buried 23 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding defending, Rhode Island allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the field on 24 out of 54 shooting. Saint Louis distributed 11 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. Additionally, Saint Louis snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Louis went 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 26 tries. They buried 8 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Rams ended up with 18 while Saint Louis totaled 21 fouls.

Jonah Hinton is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He notched 29 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played 36 mins played and also collected 1 board. He finished the game shooting 58.8% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Rhode Island heads into this game with a mark of 15-11 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Rhode Island is pulling down 32.7 boards per contest and has totaled 299 dimes this season, which is 338th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are hitting 31.7% on three-point attempts (194 of 612) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.5 pts per contest (268th in the nation) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 80th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 319 conceded so far this year. The Rams defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (591 of 1,342) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 62nd in college in opponents PPG (68.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the La Salle Explorers went home defeated by a final of 62-61 when they faced Duquesne. Regarding how they attacked the glass, La Salle allowed Duquesne to get 28 in all (4 on the offensive side). They shot 15.0% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 20 and finished the game at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Explorers allowed Duquesne to bury 22 of 46 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% in this contest. When the game finished, the Explorers ended up shooting 22 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, La Salle buried 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 57.9%. Duquesne committed 20 fouls for the contest which got the Explorers to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Explorers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game.

Jaden Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Explorers for the contest. He recorded 11 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes in the matchup. He buried 5 of 7 in this game for a rate of 71.4%, and added 4 rebounds.

La Salle has a mark of 7-19 on the year. The Explorers have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they go 70.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (227th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per contest. La Salle has tallied 1,705 pts for the campaign (65.6 per game) and they pull down 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Explorers are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 341st in D-1.

The Explorers on the defensive end are ranked 129th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (268th in college hoops). The La Salle defense allows 35.8% from downtown (228 of 636) and opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 16.1 dimes and 34.1 total boards per game, ranking them 333rd and 161st in college.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take La Salle

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