A ‘Philly Five’ matchup takes place tonight in the Liacouras Center and with this betting game priced like a real road game for neighboring La Salle, we have no choice but to do some ‘Exploring’ with John Giannini’s group.
At press time, La Salle (13-4, 2-0) sits atop the Atlantic 10 and has triple-revenge on its mind from last season, with the three losses suffered to the Owls being the primary reason that the Explorers finished under .500 (15-18) in 2010-2011.
Giannini and company are already 3-0 ATS with revenge this year entering Saturday’s fray with Dayton and their 18-6 ATS mark as conference road dogs with revenge suggests the price is right for some more payback.
With Temple looking to make amends of its own on Saturday against Richmond (the Spiders sent the Owls packing from last season’s A-10 Tourney), it’s more than an observation that Fran Dunphy’s group will fall to 1-5 ATS after Spider revengers.
Points are optional as the Explorers discover their fi rst win in this series since the 2008 campaign.
Temple is the favorite at Bovada sportsbook, the current line is temple -4½.
Free Pick: La Salle over Temple by 1
