Loyola Chicago vs Richmond Prediction 2/11/25 College Basketball Picks

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers and the Richmond Spiders meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Robins Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Loyola-Chicago vs. Richmond prediction.

Loyola-Chicago Recap

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-56 loss to Duquesne last time out to fall to 14-9 on the year. After this game, Loyola-Chicago will head home for a matchup with Saint Louis.

Ramblers Looking For Rebound Performance

Des Watson leads the Ramblers in scoring and assists with 12.3 PPG and 2.7 APG along with 3.7 RPG while Jayden Dawson has 11.9 PPG with 3.1 RPG. Sheldon Edwards Jr. has 12 PPG with 3.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Loyola-Chicago up to this point in the year. Jalen Quinn has 8.2 PPG with 2.4 APG while Miles Rubin has 8.6 PPG and 5 RPG. Francis Nwaokorie also has a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Ramblers on the glass so far this season. As a team, Loyola-Chicago is averaging 73.9 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three, and 66.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Loyola Ramblers will win

• Loyola (IL) has won each of its last six night games following a road loss.
• Richmond has lost eight of its last nine games.

Richmond Recap

The Richmond Spiders come into this game looking to bounce back from their 71-60 loss to Davidson last time out to slip to 8-16 on the year. After this game, Richmond will welcome Fordham to town.

Spiders Lose 8th In Last 9 Tries

DeLonnie Hunt leads the Spiders in scoring and assists with 16.8 PPG with 2.9 APG as well as 3.9 RPG while Dusan Neskovic has 13.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Richmond up to this point in the year. Mikkel Tyne has 8 PPG while Jonathan Beagle has 7.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 2 APG as well. Mike Walz also has a team-high 5.7 RPG to lead the Spiders in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Richmond is averaging 67.2 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 30.8% from behind the three-point line, and 78.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Richmond Spiders will win

• The home team has won each of Loyola (IL)’s last eight games.
• Loyola (IL) has lost each of its last four road games.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Richmond’s last 11 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Robins Center have produced a total of 132+ points.
• Each of Loyola (IL)’s last four games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 130 or fewer points.

Loyola-Chicago vs. Richmond Prediction

I’m on the under in this one. Loyola-Chicago for me is more defensive-minded to begin with, and the Ramblers have really adopted that mindset on the road because defense is the one thing that travels most regardless of the road environment. Richmond has had issues offensively for the better part of the season to this point, and I’m just not in a position where I feel comfortable backing them against anyone in reality. I think this has the makings of a first-to-65-wins kind of game, so give me the under in this one.