The La Salle Explorers will host a matchup against the Hofstra Pride at Tom Gola Arena. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Explorers had no trouble getting past Rowan 81-51 on Saturday. Jordan Price was the game’s high scorer with 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The Pride are coming off an 89-83 win against St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Ameen Tanksley was the team’s top scorer, accumulating 24 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
Hofstra is a small two-point favorite over La Salle. The matchup currently has a 157-point Over/Under (O/U). The Explorers are looking to build on their records of 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Explorers are one of the best in Division I in terms of free throw percentage, shooting a superb .823 from the free throw line.
Over on the other bench, the Pride head into the game with records of 3-2 ATS and 4-2 SU. The Pride rank 31st in the country in scoring, averaging 85.5 points per game.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time these two played, La Salle won, but the win was not enough to overtake Hofstra in the head-to-head series. Its record is now 1-2 SU. The Explorers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 2-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Hof, ATS Winner – LaSal, O/U – Over
Notes
La Salle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
La Salle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Hofstra is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 85.0 points per game (ranked 13th). La Salle, on the other hand, allows 70.3 points per home game (ranked 225th).
Ranked 83rd, the Hofstra Pride have an offensive rating of 113.2. The La Salle Explorers rank 116th with a defensive rating of just 97.7.
The La Salle Explorers average a field goal percentage of 45.6% this season. The Hofstra Pride have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have a FG% of 45.6% or greater.
The La Salle Explorers and the Hofstra Pride both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. La Salle is 117th and 92nd in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Hofstra is 89th and 63rd in these categories.
Hofstra ranks 54th in assists, recording 16.5 per game. La Salle performs worse at 170th with 13.6 assists per game.
The La Salle Explorers make an average of 9.8 steals per game, ranked 14th in the nation. When the Hofstra Pride allow 9 or more steals, they are undefeated (1-0).
