Saint Louis Billikens vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

John Glaser Arena is the location where the La Salle Explorers (5-11) will compete against the Saint Louis Billikens (14-1) on Saturday.

The Saint Louis Billikens played VCU and notched a win by a score of 71-62 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Billikens left the arena with 21 while VCU accumulated 16 personal fouls. They converted 6 of 24 tries from distance. VCU finished the game at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 24 tries. Additionally, VCU pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. VCU earned 7 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Saint Louis allowed the other team to shoot 28.6% from the field on 18 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Billikens knocked down 11 of their 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Saint Louis finished the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 of 63) and buried 6 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Kellen Thames is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished shooting 70.0% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 22 minutes and also pulled down 10 boards. He accumulated 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Saint Louis will play this game with a record of 14-1 on the season. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Saint Louis is pulling in 44.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 287 assists so far this season, which is 22nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Billikens are shooting 38.1% on shots from downtown (160 of 420) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 93.4 points per outing (9th in the country) on 51.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Billikens are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 27.6% on three-point shots and they rank 47th in college hoops in opponents points per game (67.1). The Billikens defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 35.7% (330 of 924) and they concede 30.9 boards per game as a team. They are 17th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 156 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the La Salle Explorers went home victorious with a score of 79-72 against Rhode Island. The Explorers were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 12 steals in the matchup. Rhode Island had 25 fouls for this contest which took the Explorers to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, La Salle made 7 out of their 13 tries (53.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Explorers finished shooting 25 for 41 from the field which gave them a rate of 61.0%. The Explorers allowed Rhode Island to convert 24 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% for this game. They finished 35.3% from distance by connecting on 12 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of rebounds, La Salle permitted Rhode Island to grab 25 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Rob Dockery ended up having an impact for the Explorers in the game. He totaled 22 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He made 5 of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

La Salle has a record of 5-11 on the year. The Explorers are committing 16.1 fouls every game and they hit 71.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per contest (233rd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. La Salle has scored 1,071 pts this season (66.9 per game) and they collect 36.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Explorers are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is 307th in the nation.

The Explorers on the defensive end are ranked 157th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (255th in D-1). The La Salle defense allows 36.5% from downtown (144 of 395) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.9 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 321st and 126th in those defensive categories.

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