The La Salle Explorers will try to pay off for their supporters on Wednesday when they play host to the Golden Gophers at Tom Gola Arena in NCAAB action.

The Explorers currently sports a 21-12 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 17-8-2 ATS. The Golden Gophers are 19-14 and 16-14 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Explorers produce a 13-14 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Golden Gophers have gone 15-15 against the number.



View Minnesota vs La Salle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Explorers as 3-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 101 (Explorers) and the No. 110 (Golden Gophers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-71 result in favor of the Explorers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Golden Gophers rank No. 149 in NCAA Division 1 with 34.8 per game. That compares with La Salle’s No. 246 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where La Salle is college basketball's No. 39-ranked team at 7.9 per game, while the Golden Gophers rate No. 223 with 5.6 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Minnesota owns the country's No. 118-rated mark, allowing 68 points per game on the highway. La Salle, on the other hand, rates No. 79 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 73-69 loser as they battled Michigan on the road. They covered in the match as a 5.5-point underdog. The Golden Gophers endured a 73-69 loss at the hands of the Wolverines on Friday, despite a 21-point effort from Andre Hollins at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

La Salle was a 78-71 loser in its last match on the road against Saint Louis. They earned a push of the 7-point spread as underdogs. The Explorers endured a 78-71 loss at the hands of the Billikens on Friday, despite an 18 -point effort from Earl Pettis at Boardwalk Hall.


Minnesota Golden Gophers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
After playing Michigan are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

La Salle Explorers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Saint Louis are 2-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Golden Gophers at Explorers trends to consider:
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
La Salle is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of La Salle's last 9 games at home
La Salle is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games