Chattanooga Mocs vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 4/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Loyola (-2)

The Chattanooga Mocs (27-9) are en route to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday where they will go up against the Loyola Ramblers (25-11) in the NIT Semifinals. Loyola opens this game as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 148.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced off with Bradley and went home with a win by a final score of 67-65 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Mocs walked away with 13 and Bradley accounted for 13 fouls. They made 6 of their 18 tries from three-point range. Bradley ended up shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 11 tries. Moreover, Bradley collected 28 rebounds (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Bradley recorded 12 dimes and had 1 steal for the game. Concerning defense, Chattanooga allowed their opponent to shoot 54.2% from the floor on 26 of 48 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mocs knocked down 4 of their 6 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Chattanooga finished having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (26 of 64) and made 11 out of their 36 shots from downtown.

Honor Huff is one player who was a factor in this contest. He went 47.1% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played 40 minutes and pulled down 1 board. He ended up with 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Chattanooga enters this one with a record of 27-9 on the year. They average 79.6 points per contest (44th in the country) while connecting on 48.1% from the floor. The Mocs are shooting 36.2% on shots from distance (349 of 964) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chattanooga is pulling in 33.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 611 assists for the season, which is 8th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.9 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mocs are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 223rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 448 relinquished for the year. The Mocs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (918 of 2,100) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 34.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 203rd in college in opponents PPG (72.6).

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Ramblers got the win with a final of 72-62 when they played Kent State. The Ramblers were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. Kent State earned 18 fouls for this game which took the Ramblers to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 56.3%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Loyola knocked down 9 out of their 31 attempts (29.0%). When all was said and done, the Ramblers went 27 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8%. The Ramblers permitted Kent State to make 20 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in this game. They shot 28.6% from 3-point land via 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Loyola permitted Kent State to grab 32 in all (7 offensive).

Miles Rubin ended up being important for the Ramblers for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 88.9%, and had 9 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 27 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game.

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Loyola has a win-loss mark of 25-11 so far this season. The Ramblers commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per contest (42nd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. Loyola has accounted for 2,648 pts so far this season (73.6 per game) and they grab 35.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Ramblers are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 117th in the country.

The Loyola defense gives up 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (266 of 806) and their opponents are knocking down 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.8 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 62nd and 121st in college hoops. The Ramblers on defense are ranked 73rd in college in PPG allowed with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (63rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola (-2)

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