La Salle at Saint Louis 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The La Salle Explorers (8 - 15, 6 - 5 CONF) are on the road this weekend as they square off against the hometown Saint Louis Billikens (16 - 9, 7 - 5 CONF). Saint Louis will be hosting this game at the Chaiefetz Arena in St Louis, MO. Saint Louis comes into this game having just scored a blowout win over George Washington. La Salle takes the court having won four of their past five contests. Saint Louis will be favored in this matchup.

La Salle takes the court with a team that has been firing on all cylinders over the past two weeks. La Salle is scoring 70 PPG on offense while shooting 41% from the floor as a team. The Explorers are paced by the scoring punch of Pookie Powell (16 PPG, 4 RPG, 3 APG) and he'll be our player to highlight in this game. La Salle is also surrendering 74 PPG to opposing teams on defense. Saint Louis has played solid defense all season long but the Billikens continue to struggle offensively. Saint Louis is scoring just 67 PPG on offense while shooting 41% from the floor as a team. The Billikens know how to clamp down opponents as they are holding teams to just 64 PPG on defense. Saint Louis is led by Javon Bess (16 PPG, 7 RPG) and he'll look to have a huge outing in this game.