Chicago State Cougars vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Chicago State Cougars (13-19 last year) are hitting the road to Gentile Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Loyola Ramblers (23-10 last season).

The Chicago State Cougars took the court against Fairfield and took a loss by a final of 77-74 in their last contest. Chicago State wrapped up the game with a 46.8% FG percentage (29 out of 62) and buried 3 of their 16 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 34 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 8 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Chicago State allowed the other team to shoot 57.7% from the floor on 30 out of 52 shooting. Fairfield distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Fairfield pulled down 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Fairfield shot 64.3% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of 14 tries. They also buried 8 of their 22 attempts from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Cougars finished with 15 and Fairfield finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Wesley Cardet is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He notched 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up going 58.8% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Chicago State comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 13-19 last season. They had an average of 69.5 points per contest (289th in college basketball) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Cougars hit on 31.4% on shots from downtown (201 of 641) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago State pulled in 33.6 boards per contest and totaled 354 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 13.2 times per game and as a group committed 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cougars forced 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They surrendered 32.4% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 128th in the country in points per game allowed (70.6). The Cougars gave up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (827 of 1,789) and they surrendered 34.7 rebounds per game as a team. They were 134th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 410 surrendered over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Ramblers took a defeat with a final score of 74-62 when they faced Bradley. The Ramblers were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Bradley committed 15 fouls for the game which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of them for a percentage of 58.8%. When discussing shots from distance, Loyola converted 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Ramblers ended up shooting 23 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.1%. The Ramblers allowed Bradley to convert 25 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% for the matchup. They finished 26.7% from distance by shooting 4 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Loyola permitted Bradley to grab 33 overall (8 offensive).

Braden Norris was important for the Ramblers for this game. He converted 6 of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 30 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Loyola had a mark of 23-10 last season. The Ramblers were responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per game and they shot 68.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.6 times per game (21st in college hoops) and they turned the ball over 12.8 times per game. Loyola totaled 2,412 points last season (73.1 per game) and they snagged 36.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Ramblers shot 45.0% from the field, which was ranked 157th in the nation.

The Ramblers were ranked 58th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.5. They were able to force 12.5 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (13th in college basketball). The Loyola defense allowed 34.1% on 3-pointers (228 of 668) and opponents made 73.7% of their free throw shots. They allowed 11.2 assists and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 50th and 107th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola

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