Monmouth Hawks at La Salle Explorers Picks and Prediction for Saturday, November 8, 2025
The La Salle Explorers (1-0) will host the Monmouth Hawks (1-0) on Saturday in this La Salle vs. Monmouth prediction. La Salle is rated No. 196 in the Sports Illustrated preseason ratings, and Monmouth is 261st.
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La Salle vs. Monmouth Matchup
First test for the Hawks
The Monmouth Hawks have had strong stability at the top as head coach King Rice has held his position with the program since 2011, going 221-228 overall. Last season, Monmouth went 13-20 overall but 10-8 in the CAA They finished No. 268 in the KenPom ratings.
Against La Salle, the Hawks will be facing their first true test of the season after beating Division II Caldwell 96-68. Stefanos Spartalis led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Jason Rivera-Torres added 13 points and seven rebounds. Spartalis is a 6'9 freshman from Greece, and Rivera-Torres is a 6'7 junior who averaged close to eight minutes per game for San Fransico last season.
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New era for the Explorers
La Salle went 14-19 last season but only 5-13 in the A-10, and finished 229th in the KenPom ratings. Unlike Monmouth, La Salle is opening a new era with head coach Darris Nichols taking over after going 68-63 in four seasons with Radford.
The Explorers routed Coppin State 87-59 in their opening game. Jaeden Marshall led the team with 15 points in the opener, followed by Jerome Brewer Jr with 14 points, and Rob Dockery with 13 points. Marshall averaged 103. ppg last season with Niagara, Brewer put up 13.8 ppg with East Texas A&M, and Dockery redshirted for Texas A&M.
Monmouth vs La Salle Predictions
ATS Picks for Monmouth vs. La Salle:
- La Salle to cover (3 units)
La Salle is a basketball school, and this game will be their homecoming. Following this contest, the Explorers’ next three games are against Temple, Penn State, and Villanova, so head coach Nichols needs to get rolling and secure a big win here. La Salle didn’t mess around with Coppin State in their opening game, and I expect them to come out focused and earn another clean cover.
Total Picks for Monmouth vs. La Salle:
- Under (4 units)
La Salle ranked 106th in adjusted tempo last season, but expect them to play slower this year, as Nichols’ team at Radford ranked 356th in adjusted tempo last season.
Under King Rice, Monmouth has seen more than 53% of its games go under the total dating all the way back to 2011. With this being so early in the season, expect the defensive effort to be ahead of the offense, and take the under.
