Davidson vs. La Salle betting: College basketball preview for January 15

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The Davidson Wildcats (12-4, 2-2 A-10) are just 2.5-point favorites as they try to break a three-game road losing streak when they square off against the La Salle Explorers (9-7, 2-2 A-10) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Tom Gola Arena. The matchup airs at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 149.

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Davidson Cover -2.5 vs La Salle -107

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Davidson vs. La Salle betting lines

  • Davidson moneyline odds to win: -136
  • La Salle moneyline odds to win: +114
  • Spread: Davidson (-2.5)
  • Total: 149

Davidson statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • When playing at home last season, Davidson owned a worse record against the spread (5-10-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (6-6-0).
  • At home last season, the Wildcats exceed the over/under 20% of the time (three of 15 games). They hit the over more often in road games, going over the total in 75% of games (nine of 12).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Davidson won a higher percentage of its games at home (.583) compared to away games (.000) last year.

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 73.0 points a contest compared to the 76.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Davidson has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 67.7 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 69.2 it has conceded per game this season.
  • The Wildcats are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 8.8 threes per game and shooting 38.4% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.5 makes and 36.8% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Davidson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (74th in nation) 43.5 (201st) 31.2 (269th) 30.9 (171st) 15.6 (85th) 9.3 (13th)

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La Salle statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • La Salle’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .714 (5-2-0). On the road, it is .400 (2-3-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Explorers games have gone over four of seven times at home (57.1%), and four of five away (80%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Explorers have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-3).

Recent trends

  • The Explorers are putting up 78.4 points per game in their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 77.8.
  • Over its previous 10 games, La Salle is ceding 77.4 points per game, 2.5 more points than its season average (74.9).
  • The Explorers are sinking 8.7 treys per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (7.9). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.8%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.1%).

La Salle betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (264th in nation) 44.9 (274th) 35.1 (68th) 32.4 (255th) 12.6 (267th) 10.1 (56th)
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