Davidson vs La Salle 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 03/12/2020 at 12:20 AM ET

The La Salle Explorers and Davidson Wildcats are set to visit Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for an A-10 2nd round matchup. The La Salle Explorers come into this matchup with a 15-15 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent road game against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks, 78-77. Leading the way for the La Salle Explorers was freshman forward Ayinde Hikim as he recorded 15 points and 3 rebounds. Freshman guard Christian Ray had a productive outing for the Explorers as he pitched in 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The La Salle Explorers had a good shooting game against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks as they connected on 31 of their 65 field goal attempts (47.7%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (28.6%). The La Salle Explorers were even with the Saint Joseph’s Hawks in the turnover battle (9-9), but they dominated the Hawks in the rebounding department (40-28).

The Davidson Wildcats come into this matchup with a 16-14 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the VCU Rams, 75-65. Leading the way for the Davidson Wildcats was junior guard Kellan Grady as he recorded 18 points and 4 rebounds off the bench. Senior guard Jon Axel Gudmundsson had a productive outing for the Wildcats as he pitched in 17 points and 6 rebounds.

The Davidson Wildcats had a good shooting game against the VCU Rams as they connected on 23 of their 47 field goal attempts (48.9%), and they were good from behind the three-point line (43.8%). The Davidson Wildcats won the turnover battle against the VCU Rams (13-10), and they edged out the Rams in the rebounding department (29-25).

The Davidson Wildcats didn’t have an ideal season as they went 10-8 in A-10 play, but they are still one of the more talented teams in the conference and they very well could be a sleeper pick to win the whole thing. The Wildcats can really score the basketball as they are averaging 74.4 PPG, and they have a very dangerous backcourt with Kellan Grady averaging 17.9 PPG and Jon Axel Gudmundsson pitching in 16.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, and 5.1 APG. The La Salle Explorers sit in the bottom half of the conference as they enter the tournament as a 10-seed, and they have struggled on both sides of the court as they rank 11th in points scored and 13th in points allowed. Davidson is the top three-point shooting team in the A-10 as they are connecting on 37% of their attempts, and that could be the biggest difference here. Final Score Prediction, Davidson Wildcats win and cover ATS 74-61.

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