Game Information
Saint Louis Billikens (14-1) at La Salle Explorers (5-11)
Time: 3pm CT Saturday
How to watch: USA Network
DraftKings Odds
Spread: SLU -15.5
Total: 152.5
KenPom Projection
SLU 82, La Salle 68
SLU Heads To Philly
The Saint Louis University Billikens look to keep on rolling this afternoon in Philadelphia when they tip off against the La Salle Explorers.
SLU is 25-10 all-time against La Salle, including wins in 7 straight and 12 of the last 13 meetings.
Billikens Hope To Build Off Huge Win
The Billikens are coming off their biggest victory of the season, 71-62 at VCU on Wednesday night. It gave SLU a coveted Quad 1 win for their NCAA Tournament resume.
The Bills head into today’s action averaging 93.4 points per game (9th in the country), and their +26.3 scoring margin is third-best in the nation.
La Salle Struggles To Score
La Salle returns home feeling confident after posting a 79-72 road win at Rhode Island this past Wednesday. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the Explorers.
Wednesday was an outlier offensive performance for La Salle. The Explorers have had difficulty putting the ball in the hoop this season, as they rank last in the Atlantic 10 averaging 66.9 points per game.
My Pick
This is a game the Billikens should win comfortably, but I’m more confident in the total today.
SLU has been an over team this season with the over going 9-5. Their three toughest opponents have been Santa Clara, Stanford, and VCU, and all of those games went under. That means the over is 9-2 in games where the Bills are fully expected to win like they are today.
I believe we’ll get back to seeing your typical Billikens offensive performance today after they had to grind out a win with their defense on Wednesday at VCU. I also think it’s human nature for SLU’s defensive intensity to slightly dip against an inferior opponent today after it was an all-hands-on-deck effort against VCU, so I expect this game to go over the total.
Pick: Over 152.5 at -115 on DraftKings (bet to 153.5)
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