Loyola Ramblers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

John M. Belk Arena is the location where the Davidson Wildcats (15-9) will compete against the Loyola Ramblers (15-9) on Tuesday.

The Loyola Ramblers played Richmond and earned the victory with a final of 87-80 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Ramblers ended up with 16 while Richmond totaled 17 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 18 shots from distance. Richmond ended up going 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Richmond snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Richmond doled out 12 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Loyola allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest while creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Ramblers converted 11 of 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Loyola walked away from the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (29 out of 65) and made 18 of their 44 shots from downtown.

Jayden Dawson is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 24 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Loyola comes into this game with a mark of 15-9 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola is grabbing 35.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 381 dimes on the year, which is 83rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Ramblers are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (199 of 571) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They average 73.7 points per game (204th in D-1) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Ramblers are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 44th in college hoops in giving up assists with 278 conceded so far this season. The Ramblers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (579 of 1,360) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 87th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (68.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Davidson Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 77-68 when they faced UMass. Concerning attacking the glass, Davidson permitted UMass to grab 30 in all (12 offensive). They shot 31.8% from 3-point land via 7 out of 22 and ended up going 7 of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Wildcats permitted UMass to make 27 of 68 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 39.7% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats went 30 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Davidson converted 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. UMass had 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats pulled down 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the contest.

Reed Bailey was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He totaled 21 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for this game. He converted 10 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Davidson has a mark of 15-9 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 93rd in the nation. Davidson has accounted for 1,788 pts this season (74.5 per contest) and they average 34.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.6 times per contest (70th in college) and they turn it over 9.3 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 15.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense allows 35.0% on shots from distance (189 of 540) and opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.3 assists and 33.3 rebounds per game, which is 107th and 116th in those categories. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 135th in college in points allowed per contest with 70.1. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (224th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Loyola

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