A key college battle sees the visiting Leopards travelling to La Salle Friday to take on the Explorers on Friday.

The Leopards will try to spoil to the party on Friday; they are 0-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Explorers are 0-0 ATS. Lafayette is 0-0 on the totals; La Salle is 0-0.



View Lafayette vs La Salle Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Explorers sit at No. 145 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Leopards sit at No. 274 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Explorers will win this game 2-0.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and La Salle has the nation's No. 12-rated offensive output, at 0 PPG. The visiting Leopards defense ranks No. 1 allowing on average 0 PPG. The Explorers FG% has averaged 0% so far, almost the same as the Leopards marksmen have achieved on the year, 0% per game.

Defensively, Lafayette features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. La Salle, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 nationally in scoring at home.

Lafayette was a 72-57 loser in their most recent outing against Bucknell. They failed to cover the 9–point spread as underdogs.

La Salle lost its last outing, a 96-76 result against Temple on March 11. They failed to cover in that game as a 10.5-point underdog.


La Salle Explorers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Villanova are 7-3
After playing Temple are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few Leopards at Explorers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of La Salle's last 6 games at home
La Salle is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games at home


Next up:
Lafayette at St. Francis PA, Monday, November 14
La Salle at Villanova, Tuesday, November 15