Loyola Ramblers vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Stanford Cardinal (4-7) are hosting the Loyola Ramblers (6-5) at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.

The Loyola Ramblers faced off with Albany and took home the win by a score of 68-56 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Ramblers walked away with 16 while Albany finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point range. Albany shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, Albany totaled 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Albany totaled 10 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In reference to the defense, Loyola allowed the other team to go 35.2% from the floor on 19 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Ramblers knocked down 14 of 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Loyola ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (24 of 48) and knocked down 6 of their 16 three-point shots.

Philip Alston is someone who came through for the matchup. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and totaled 11 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Loyola will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the season. They are averaging 68.1 points per contest (285th in the country) while shooting 48.1% from the field. The Ramblers are hitting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 237) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Loyola is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 154 assists on the campaign, which ranks 207th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 17.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Ramblers have forced 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 135th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.9). The Ramblers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (250 of 608) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 61st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 118 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal took a loss by a score of 72-62 when they played Texas. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Stanford permitted Texas to pull down 31 in total (9 offensive). They went 38.1% from three-point range via 8 of 21 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Cardinal permitted Texas to convert 28 out of 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinal finished 20 out of 46 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.5%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Stanford knocked down 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Texas had 14 fouls in this contest which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Cardinal were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this game.

Michael Jones pitched in for the Cardinal in the game. He knocked down 5 of 10 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 4-7 this year. The Cardinal are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per contest (173rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. Stanford has accumulated 743 pts for the year (67.5 per game) and they pull in 35.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Cardinal are shooting 43.2% from the field, which is ranked 246th in the nation.

The Cardinal defensively are ranked 70th in the country in PPG allowed with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (178th in D-1). The Stanford defense surrenders 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (68 of 222) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.5 assists and 31.5 total rebounds per game, which is 180th and 59th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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