The La Salle Explorers (9-13, 3-6 A-10) visit the St. Joseph’s Hawks (11-11, 5-5) in a conference battle Sunday. Tip-off from Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena is set for noon ET (ESPNU/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the La Salle vs. St. Joseph’s odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
La Salle is coming off a 75-64 upset of George Washington as a 2-point home underdog Wednesday. The win snapped a 5-game losing streak and was only the Explorers’ 3rd in their last 9 games. They are 6-3-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10, including back-to-back covers in their last 2.
St. Joseph’s won its last 2 games, recently topping Rhode Island 64-50 as a 4-point home favorite Wednesday. The win marked their 5th in the Hawks’ last 6 games, yet only their 5th in their last 10. They’ve covered 6 games in a row and are 7-3 ATS in the last 10.
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La Salle at St. Joseph’s odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): La Salle +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | St. Joseph’s -310 (bet $310 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): La Salle +6.5 (-105) | St. Joseph’s -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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La Salle at St. Joseph’s picks and predictions
Prediction
St. Joseph’s 79, La Salle 70
Moneyline
AVOID.
St. Joseph’s (-310) should win this game as it is clearly the better of 2 mediocre teams. La Salle, despite winning its last game, has been the colder of the 2.
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Against the spread
LEAN ST. JOSEPH’S -6.5 (-115).
St. Joseph’s won the season’s 1st meeting between the 2, claiming a 71-59 road victory as a 1.5-point underdog Jan. 16.
The Hawks have been covering the spread as of late, but so has La Salle, and the matchup trends point in opposite directions as well.
The Hawks are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 and 5-0 in their last 5 games following an ATS win. They are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight-up win. Plus, the home team is 11-4-1 ATS in the last 16 matchups between these teams.
The Explorers are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning home record.
The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 head-to-head matchups.
Over/Under
BET OVER 141.5 (-110).
For La Salle, the Over is clearly the safer bet. They’ve been very consistent with the Over as of late. The Over is 5-0 in their last 5 road games and 5-0 in their last 5 road games vs. teams with a winning home record. The Over is also 8-3 in their last 11 Sunday games, per covers.com.
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