Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Gentile Arena is where the Loyola Ramblers (12-8) will try to defeat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (13-8) on Saturday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks played Duquesne and took home the win by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's finished the contest with a 46.8% FG percentage (22 of 47) and buried 3 out of their 16 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hawks buried 29 of 35 shots for a percentage of 82.9%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 dimes for the game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defending, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 39.4% from the floor on 26 of 66 shooting. Duquesne doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Duquesne totaled 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Duquesne ended up shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 attempts. They also knocked down 11 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 15 while Duquesne accumulated 26 personal fouls.

Erik Reynolds II is one guy who came through for the game. He accounted for 20 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 31 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Saint Joseph's will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-8 on the campaign. They have an average of 76.2 points per contest (136th in D-1) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (193 of 570) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is pulling in 37.5 boards per contest and has earned 331 assists so far this year, which ranks 66th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 fouls. They rank 224th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 282 surrendered so far this season. The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (526 of 1,285) and they surrender 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 109th in college in PPG allowed (69.2).

When they last played, the Loyola Ramblers went home defeated by a final of 58-53 when they faced George Mason. With respect to how they rebounded, Loyola permitted George Mason to get 36 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 15.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 22 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Ramblers allowed George Mason to knock down 22 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.4% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Ramblers finished the game shooting 18 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.1%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Loyola knocked down 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.8%. George Mason committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. The Ramblers were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game.

Francis Nwaokorie was important for the Ramblers for the matchup. He knocked down 3 of 8 in this matchup for a rate of 37.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 11 points in his 27 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Loyola has a mark of 12-8 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Ramblers are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 109th in college hoops. Loyola has accounted for 1,490 pts on the campaign (74.5 per game) and they pull down 35.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (61st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per game. The Ramblers commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 66.1% from the free throw line.

The Loyola defense surrenders 33.9% on 3-pointers (152 of 448) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 33.2 total boards per game, ranking them 86th and 114th in those categories. The Ramblers on the defensive end are ranked 123rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 69.7. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (154th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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