The Temple Owls take on the La Salle explorers for what should be one of the more fun NCAA basketball games today.
This has been a huge rivalry throughout the past few decades, as these two teams are from Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia classic between these two teams is always exciting, and it can go either side this season.
La Salle comes into this one playing some impressive basketball on the season, as they’re currently 3-3.
Temple already has a win over Villanova this season and some other impressive wins throughout the year to sit at 4-4.
Let’s break it down with our Temple vs La Salle betting analysis and find the best bet in this game.
Last Game Records
La Salle comes into this one playing one of the more interesting NCAAB schedule games of the year against Binghamton.
Binghamton is a team that La Salle should have taken care of business against by more than three points, but a win is a win at the end of the day.
They have two St Peter’s University transfers in Hassan and Fousseyni Drame that have impressed.
The Temple Owls schedule will see them come into this one after a 73-61 win against Drexel. Similar to LaSalle, Drexel is also an opponent that Temple and has a long rivalry. They won that game by 12 points.
Temple Owls vs. La Salle Explorers Betting Analysis
La Salle
When looking at what La Salle has been able to do throughout the start of the season, it’s easy to see why this team should be a bit better than they currently are.
Their losses on the year were against three strong opponents in Villanova, Wake Forest, and Georgetown, but La Salle was expected to be a much better team this year and got some new college basketball players that were supposed to make a major Impact.
The season is still young, and it’s tough to judge them because of that, but the La Salle explorers betting picks might not be taking them in this contest as we want to make sure that we can cash out our bet with the best possible pick.
Temple
Our Temple vs La Salle betting analysis will focus on what Temple can do on the offensive side of the basketball. This team can break a team down on defense and get stops at a high level when they’re at their best, so I’m not necessarily too worried about their defense.
The college basketball standings certainly aren’t going to favor them in the American Athletic Conference, so they realize that they have to get back on track if they want to start being ranked.
They have impressive wins on the year against Rutgers and Villanova, but it’s still not enough for this team to crack the top 25 with some of their disappointing losses. They have games throughout the year where they show that they can beat anybody in the country and others where they show that they can’t beat some mid-major programs that don’t deserve to be on the same court as them.
NCAAB Injury Report
Both teams are going to be coming into this one with a clean college basketball injury report. This is perfect news for our Temple vs La Salle betting analysis, as we want to make sure that all guys are good to go for our betting pick.
When deciding who we are going to put money on, we need to have the best possible analysis, and no injuries as of now is perfect for us.
Temple Owls vs. La Salle Explorers Betting Preview
The NCAAB odds coming into this game are going to favor Temple -5. Although this game will be played at a neutral arena, it makes sense why Temple will be the favorite, as it will be played at The Palestra.
The Palestra is in Philadelphia and is often referred to as the Cathedral of college basketball. This isn’t a home game for either team, so expect both fans to come out and cheer on their squads. These are two above-average NCAA basketball teams, and the game can go either way.
Temple Owls vs. La Salle Explorers Betting Prediction
We’re finally here with our best bet in this game, and my favorite pick of the day will be taking La Salle +5.
Although I haven’t necessarily been too impressed with what they’ve been able to do on either side of the basketball this season, this game feels like it’s going to be close as it’s two rivalries.
If they can come out and replicate what they’ve been able to do against some of their opponents this season, it’s a game that they can win outright.
However, I feel safer taking them with the +5 at -110 odds, and that’s what I will do.
If they can do what they’ve been able to do for the majority of the season, it’s truly the perfect time for them to get back on track, and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t.
NCAAB Pick: La Salle +5 (-110)
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