Dayton vs Loyola Chicago Prediction 2/21/25 College Basketball Picks

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

Dayton Recap

The Dayton Flyers enter this game fresh off of ending up with a 77-76 win over Duquesne last time out to improve their record to 18-8 on the year. After this game, Dayton will head on the road again for a matchup with the Rhode Island Rams.

Flyers Win Back-To-Back Games & 7 Of Last 9

Nate Santos leads the Flyers in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Enoch Cheeks has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Flyers on the glass so far this season. Zed Key has 10 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Malachi Smith has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Flyers in assists and Javon Bennett’s also chipped in 10.5 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Dayton up to this point in the year. As a team, Dayton is averaging 75.1 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three, and 73.8% from the foul line this season.  

Why the Dayton Flyers will win

• Dayton has won four of its last five games.

Loyola-Chicago Recap

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers come into this one looking to add on to their 77-69 win over Davidson last time out to sit at 17-9 on the year. After this game, Loyola-Chicago will welcome George Washington to town for a matchup with the Revolutionaries.

Ramblers Win Three Straight Games & 5 Of Last 6

Jayden Dawson leads the Ramblers in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 3.2 RPG while Des Watson has 12.8 PPG along with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Ramblers in the assist department this season. Sheldon Edwards Jr. has 12.4 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 7.6 PPG with 2.3 APG while Miles Rubin has 8.8 PPG and 5.4 RPG. Francis Nwaokorie also has a team-high 5.4 RPG to share the team lead for the Ramblers on the glass so far this season. As a team, Loyola-Chicago is averaging 74 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three, and 67.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Loyola Ramblers will win

• Loyola (IL) has won each of its last 13 night games at Joseph J. Gentile Arena.

Dayton vs. Loyola-Chicago Prediction

I’m on Loyola-Chicago here. I get the case to be made for Dayton here who is on quite a run of form right now with a 7-2 record in their last 9 games overall. However, the main struggles that Dayton has had, albeit rare struggles, during the run, have come against the top teams in the A-10 like George Mason and VCU. Loyola-Chicago’s in that mix as well, and while Dayton won the first meeting, that game was at Dayton, where the Flyers have been much better this season, but the Flyers are also just a .500 team on the road this year and Loyola-Chicago’s 13-1 at home with revenge on the brain, for me that makes this a dangerous Ramblers lineup in this matchup. Give me Loyola-Chicago here.