Loyola Chicago vs Duquesne Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers and the Duquesne Dukes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Loyola-Chicago vs. Duquesne prediction.

Loyola-Chicago Recap

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers come into this game looking to build on a 77-53 win over St. Bonaventure last time out to improve to 14-8 on the year. After this game, Loyola-Chicago will head on the road again for a game against Richmond.

Ramblers Win Back-To-Back Games

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

• Duquesne has lost each of its last five games.
• Loyola (IL) has won each of its last seven Saturday night games.

Duquesne Recap

The Duquesne Dukes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 73-68 loss at the hands of Richmond last time out to sit at 9-14 on the year. After this game, Duquesne will head back on the road to take on Dayton in a rematch.

Dukes Drop 5th In A Row

Tre Dinkins leads the Dukes in scoring with 12.3 PPG while Jake DiMichele has 10.9 PPG to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for Duquesne up to this point in the season. Jahsean Corbett has 9.5 PPG with 5.9 RPG to lead Duquesne in rebounding while Kareem Rozier has 7.4 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Duquesne in the assist department up to this point in the year. Cam Crawford has also added 7.8 PPG with 2.3 RPG while Maximus Edwards has 7.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Duquesne is averaging 68.3 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three, and 63.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Duquesne Dukes will win

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

Total Points Facts

• Each of Duquesne’s last six night games has produced a total of 138+ points.
• Twenty of Loyola (IL)’s last 24 games have produced a total of 132+ points.

Loyola-Chicago vs. Duquesne prediction

I’m with Loyola-Chicago here. Duquesne is back to looking like the dumpster fire that they were earlier this season when the Dukes looked like the farthest thing from the team that made the NCAA tournament last season. Loyola-Chicago isn’t the best team in the conference like they were for many years in the MVC, but this Ramblers team is still decent, and side-by-side with Duquesne they look elite if we’re being honest. Give me Loyola-Chicago laying the bucket on the road in this one.