Chicago State Cougars vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 12/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Chicago State Cougars (1-9) are headed to Gentile Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Loyola Ramblers (3-7).

The Chicago State Cougars took the court against Illinois State and took a loss by a final of 95-53 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 19 while Illinois State had 15 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 40 tries from distance. Illinois State finished the game at 53.3% from the free throw line by making 8 of 15 shots. On top of that, Illinois State pulled down 43 boards (18 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Illinois State totaled 30 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Chicago State let their opponent shoot 51.4% from the floor on 36 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cougars made 14 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. Chicago State walked away from the game having earned a 29.3% FG percentage (17 of 58) and converted 5 of their 19 3-pointers.

Doyel Cockrill III is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Chicago State enters this game with a mark of 1-9 for the year. They average 66.4 points per contest (342nd in the nation) while hitting 40.5% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 28.9% on three-point shots (50 of 173) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago State is snagging 32.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 95 dimes for the year, which ranks 355th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 20.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 361st in college in allowing assists with 203 surrendered on the year. The Cougars defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.8% (287 of 576) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a group. They surrender 37.2% on shots from downtown and they are 351st in D-1 in PPG allowed (85.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Loyola Ramblers took home the win by a final score of 73-68 when they played Princeton. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Loyola allowed Princeton to get 30 in total (11 offensive). They went 26.5% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 34 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). The Ramblers allowed Princeton to make 22 of their 62 tries from the floor which had them at 35.5% for the contest. When the game finished, the Ramblers walked away from this one shooting 25 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Loyola made 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.4%. Princeton had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Ramblers to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 2 steals for the game. The Ramblers corralled 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 32 for the game.

Justin Moore was important for the Ramblers in this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He totaled 21 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 6 assists in this game.

Loyola has a win-loss mark of 3-7 on the year. The Ramblers are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per game (230th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. Loyola has tallied 676 points so far this season (67.6 per game) and they pull in 32.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Ramblers are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is 308th in D-1.

The Ramblers are ranked 231st in college in PPG given up with 75.1. They are able to force 8.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (209th in the nation). The Loyola defense surrenders 38.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (97 of 254) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 15.4 assists and 34.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 295th and 202nd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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