Saint Louis Billikens vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 2/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Friday, February 14, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (15-9) will play the Saint Louis Billikens (14-11) at Gentile Arena on Friday.

The Saint Louis Billikens faced George Mason and ended up losing by a score of 76-74 in their last contest. Saint Louis ended the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (28 of 62) and converted 12 out of their 38 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Billikens knocked down 6 of 10 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of defending, Saint Louis allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the field on 26 of 68 shooting. George Mason totaled 17 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, George Mason snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. George Mason walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 attempts. They also converted 15 out of their 33 tries from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Billikens ended up with 13 and George Mason totaled 14 personal fouls.

Robbie Avila is someone who had an impact in this game. He finished 61.1% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played 42 mins played and snagged 9 boards. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Saint Louis will play this contest with a mark of 14-11 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Saint Louis is snagging 35.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 371 dimes this season, which ranks 95th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Billikens are hitting 33.6% from downtown (228 of 678) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. They average 73.6 points per contest (206th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Billikens are able to force 10.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are ranked 75th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 290 relinquished for the year. The Billikens defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.9% (641 of 1,567) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 30.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 119th in the nation in opponents points per game (69.7).

When they last played, the Loyola Ramblers got the win with a final of 87-80 against Richmond. The Ramblers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. Richmond committed 17 fouls for the game which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of those for a clip of 73.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Loyola buried 18 out of their 44 attempts (40.9%). Overall, the Ramblers shot 29 for 65 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. The Ramblers permitted Richmond to knock down 30 out of 60 tries from the field which had them at 50.0% in the matchup. They finished 38.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 13 at the free throw line (100.0%). Concerning rebounding, Loyola allowed Richmond to pull down 30 in total (8 offensive).

Jayden Dawson ended up being a factor for the Ramblers in the game. He totaled 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

Loyola has a record of 15-9 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Ramblers are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which is 106th in college hoops. Loyola has earned 1,768 pts for the campaign (73.7 per game) and they pull in 35.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (53rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Ramblers are committing 17.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Ramblers on the defensive end are ranked 87th in the country in PPG allowed with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (121st in D-1). The Loyola defense concedes 33.0% on 3-point shots (174 of 527) and their opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their foul shots. They give up 11.5 dimes and 33.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 55th and 107th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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