La Salle at Saint Bonaventure 2/20/19 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The La Salle Explorers (8 - 16, 6 - 6 CONF) are on the road this week as they square off against the St Bonaventure Bonnies (11 - 14, 7 - 5 CONF). St Bonaventure will be hosting this game at the Reilly Center in St Bonaventure, NY. La Salle comes into this matchup having dropped two of their past three games. St Bonaventure will be looking to score their third straight victory in as many games. St Bonaventure will be heavily favored at home in this game.

The La Salle Explorers are taking to the court with a team that has been inconsistent at best on offense. La Salle is scoring just 69 PPG on offense while shooting 41% from the floor as a team. Pookie Powell (16 PPG, 4 RPG) leads the team in scoring though his struggles with efficiency are well documented. La Salle is surrendering 73 PPG to opposing teams on defense this year. St Bonaventure is a defensive minded team that has shown some pop on offense over their past couple of games. St Bonaventure is giving up just 66 PPG to opposing teams on defense while scoring 67 PPG on offense. Star forward Courtney Stockard (16 PPG, 6 RPG) is our player to highlight in this game. Stockard has been on fire from the floor over his past two games and he can keep it going against a soft La Salle defense.