Saint Louis vs. La Salle betting: College basketball preview for January 22

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The Saint Louis Billikens (11-7, 4-1 A-10) are heavy favorites (-10) as they look to build on a three-game home winning streak when they host the La Salle Explorers (10-8, 2-3 A-10) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Chaifetz Arena. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 153 points.

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Saint Louis Cover -10 vs La Salle -111

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Saint Louis vs. La Salle betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -559
  • La Salle moneyline odds to win: +408
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-10)
  • Total: 153

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Louis owns a better record against the spread at home (3-5-0) than it does in away games (2-4-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Billikens hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total one time in eight opportunities this season (12.5%). In road games, they have hit the over one time in six opportunities (16.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Saint Louis has won a higher percentage of its games at home (.875) compared to away games (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Billikens have been putting up 74.2 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 75.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Saint Louis’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.2) is 2.9 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.1).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Billikens are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.6 compared to 9.7 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.8% compared to 35.4% season-long).

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-11-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-13-0 (Home: 1-7-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 7-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (47th in nation) 41.8 (98th) 32.8 (161st) 32.7 (273rd) 15.3 (93rd) 11.7 (216th)

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La Salle statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • La Salle’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .750 (6-2-0). Away, it is .333 (2-4-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Explorers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (62.5%, five of eight) compared to on the road (66.7%, four of six).
  • The Explorers, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than on the road (1-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Explorers are putting up 74.8 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 2.0 fewer points than their average for the season (76.8).
  • Over its past 10 games, La Salle is ceding 78.0 points per contest, 2.6 more points than its season average (75.4).
  • The Explorers are draining 8.3 threes per contest with a 33.9% three-point percentage over their previous 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.7 and 33.8%.

La Salle betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (277th in nation) 45.0 (266th) 35.1 (59th) 33.1 (291st) 12.8 (255th) 10.2 (60th)
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