Fordham vs Loyola Chicago Prediction 1/22/25 College Basketball Picks

The Fordham Rams and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Gentile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Fordham vs. Loyola-Chicago prediction.

Fordham Recap

The Fordham Rams come into this game looking to bounce back from a 120-118 3OT loss at the hands of UMass last time out to drop to 8-10 on the year. After this game, Fordham will face Duquesne and La Salle.

Rams Lose 5th In A Row

Jackie Johnson III leads the Rams in scoring with 18.9 PPG along with 2.4 APG while Japhet Medor has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Rams in the assist department as the only other double-digit scorer for Fordham so far this season. Joshua Rivera has 9.9 PPG and 4.2 RPG while Jahmere Tripp has 9.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Romad Dean has a team-high 5.7 RPG so far this season. As a team, Fordham is averaging 76.2 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three, and 71.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Fordham Rams will win

• Loyola (IL) has lost six of its last eight games.

Loyola-Chicago Recap

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers come into this game looking to rebound from an 83-81 loss to Dayton last time out to fall to 11-7 on the year. After this game, Loyola-Chicago will head on the road to take on George Mason.

Ramblers Looking For Consistency

Des Watson leads the Ramblers in scoring and assists with 12.6 PPG and 3.1 APG along with 3.7 RPG while Jayden Dawson has 12.5 PPG with 2.6 RPG. Sheldon Edwards Jr. has 12.4 PPG with 2.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Loyola-Chicago up to this point in the year. Jalen Quinn has 8.7 PPG with 2.4 RPG while Miles Rubin has 8.3 PPG and 5 RPG. Francis Nwaokorie also has a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Ramblers on the glass so far this season. As a team, Loyola-Chicago is averaging 75.9 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 65.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Loyola Ramblers will win

• Loyola (IL) has won each of its last 10 night games at Joseph J. Gentile Arena.
• Fordham has lost each of its last six games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of Fordham’s last eight road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
• Five of Loyola (IL)’s last six games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 149+ points.

Fordham vs. Loyola-Chicago Prediction

I’m on the under here. I think this is just going to be an ugly, low-scoring first-to-70-wins kind of game and I don’t even know if we’ll get to that point. Fordham’s been getting their teeth kicked in as of late, and while Loyola-Chicago’s been able to win games here and there, they’ve been on the wrong end of it a lot more often than not as of late. Hard for me to really trust either side in this game, so give me the under.