Davidson Wildcats vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 3/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (16-13) are headed to Gentile Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Loyola Ramblers (19-10).

The Davidson Wildcats faced off with VCU and took a loss by a final of 80-56 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 14 and VCU finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They buried 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. VCU finished the game shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, VCU collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. VCU distributed 15 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Davidson let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 30 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 22 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 12 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Davidson ended the contest having earned a 36.5% FG percentage (19 of 52) and buried 6 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Connor Kochera is someone who played a role in this contest. He went 50.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Davidson enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-13 this season. They have an average of 73.0 points per outing (211th in the nation) while going 45.6% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (233 of 687) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Davidson is pulling in 33.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 435 assists for the campaign, which ranks 122nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.4 times per game and as a group are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wildcats have forced 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They give up 34.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 136th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.3). The Wildcats defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.5% (744 of 1,672) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 86th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 361 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Ramblers took a loss by a final score of 98-67 when they played Saint Louis. With respect to team rebounding, Loyola permitted Saint Louis to snag 28 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 52.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 18 of 34 and finished the game at 24 out of 28 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Ramblers permitted Saint Louis to bury 28 out of their 48 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 58.3% in the game. Overall, the Ramblers walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 54 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. In regard to 3-point shots, Loyola knocked down 7 out of 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Saint Louis was called for 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Ramblers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Ramblers were able to collect 14 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 in this game.

Miles Rubin ended up being important for the Ramblers for this contest. He earned 16 points in his 20 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 7 of 8 for this game giving him a rate of 87.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Loyola has a mark of 19-10 on the campaign. As an offense, the Ramblers are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 100th in college hoops. Loyola has tallied 2,143 points for the campaign (73.9 per game) and they pull down 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (42nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. The Ramblers are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 66.4% from the charity stripe.

The Loyola defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point shots (223 of 659) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.1 dimes and 33.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 90th and 108th in the country. The Ramblers are ranked 103rd in the country in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (107th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Loyola and under the total points

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