Colgate vs Loyola Maryland Prediction 2/23/25 College Basketball Picks

The Colgate Raiders and the Loyola Greyhounds meet Sunday in college basketball action from Reitz Arena. Here’s a Colgate vs Loyola prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Colgate vs Loyola pick. We will examine: 

The Colgate Raiders’ recent form and player performance

The Loyola Greyhounds’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colgate Raiders

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Loyola Greyhounds

Recent betting trends in games played between Colgate and Loyola

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Colgate vs Loyola game

Colgate Raiders Betting Preview

The Raiders had a pretty miserable start to the season, but they’ve looked better since early January. Colgate kicked things off on a rough 4-11 run, falling versus Drexel, Syracuse, NC State, Harvard, App State, Sam Houston, Cornell, Northeastern, Kentucky, Iona, and Bucknell in that time. Wins over Lehigh, Boston U, Navy, Lafayette and Bucknell came next, then losses to American U, Army, Lafayette, and Lehigh in the next four. Since then Colgate has gone 3-1 with a loss to Boston U in double-overtime amid wins over Loyola MD, Holy Cross, and Navy. That gives the Raiders a 12-16 overall run through the first 28 games of the season so far. 

In their latest matchup with Navy on Wednesday, the Raiders came out of the locker room looking up at a 45-35 advantage on the scoreboard. Colgate had to scramble a bit from there on a 40-34 deficit but still ended up winning 79-75 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Jeff Woodward, who notched a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Cox added 12 points with seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals as well. 

Loyola Greyhounds Betting Preview

Over on the Loyola side, they’ve had major issues this year in putting together consecutive wins. The Greyhounds went just 5-7 in their first dozen outings, falling to Columbia, VCU, Boston College, Delaware State, Hampton, DePaul, and Holy Cross in that time. A 5-5 run came next with wins over Lehigh, Navy, Lehigh again, Boston U, and Lafayette mixed with losses to Army, American U, Lafayette, Holy Cross, and Bucknell. The Greyhounds are 0-4 since then however, falling to Colgate, Army, American U, and Boston U in succession, giving Loyola MD a 10-16 overall record through 26 games so far this season. 

Matched up against the Terriers on the road Wednesday, the Greyhounds came out of the first half with a three-point deficit. Loyola made up a little ground on a 35-34 run from there but ended up losing a tough one 68-66. Jordan Stiemke led the team with his 19 points and four rebounds during the losing effort, while both Jacob Theodosiou (seven rebounds; four steals) and Milos Ilic (seven rebounds; five assists) posted 13 points each in the defeat. 

Why the Loyola Greyhounds will win

• The home team has won four of Colgate’s last five games.
• Colgate has lost four of its last five road games against the Patriot League.
• Colgate has lost the first half in each of its last three day games against the Patriot League.

Why the Colgate Raiders will win

• Colgate has won 11 of its last 12 games against Loyola (MD).
• Loyola (MD) has lost each of its last four games against the Patriot League.
• Loyola (MD) has lost the first half in each of its last three games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Colgate vs Loyola Prediction 

I’ll stay with Colgate. The Raiders didn’t look too bad in their win over Navy (despite giving up 49.2 percent shooting to the Midshipmen). Colgate hit 54.9 percent from the field themselves, along with a 32-28 rebounding advantage, 14 team assists, and 10 turnovers for 10 Navy points. That gives the Raiders a 3-1 run over their last four outings. They’ve scored 79 or more points in all four of those. 

Back on February 8 when these teams last met up, Colgate posted a home win 82-68. The Raiders shot well with 50 percent from the field alongside a 36-32 rebounding advantage and 16 points off 13 Greyhounds turnovers. Loyola shot just 40.4 percent themselves but should look better in the home rematch. I like Colgate to eke one out in the end, though. That said, we should still have a pretty close game and it’ll be a fun one to watch.