Loyola Greyhounds vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN+

The Loyola Greyhounds (2-4) are traveling to Rupp Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (3-2).

The Loyola Greyhounds took the court against Duquesne and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-78 in their last contest. Loyola ended the contest with a 48.3% FG percentage (28 out of 58) and knocked down 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Greyhounds made 13 of 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding defending, Loyola allowed the other team to go 55.2% from the floor on 32 out of 58 shooting. Duquesne totaled 21 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Duquesne had 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Duquesne finished 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 26 tries. They converted 8 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Greyhounds ended up with 20 while Duquesne racked up 18 personal fouls.

Jacob Theodosiou is one guy who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He played for 33 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Loyola will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, Loyola is grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 72 dimes for the season, which ranks 154th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Greyhounds are connecting on 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (47 of 143) and 67.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.0 points per contest (247th in college hoops) while shooting 46.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Greyhounds are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 25.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 172nd in college in points per game allowed (72.2). The Greyhounds defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (161 of 360) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 272nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 72 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 83-66 when they faced Michigan State. The Wildcats pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Michigan State committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 19 of those for a rate of 86.4%. Regarding three-point attempts, Kentucky buried 7 of 30 attempts (23.3%). When the game finished, the Wildcats ended up going 20 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.1%. The Wildcats permitted Michigan State to make 32 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by going 11 of 22 and ended up shooting 8 out of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Kentucky allowed Michigan State to get 37 in total (7 offensive).

Otega Oweh ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He racked up 12 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 4 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Kentucky has a mark of 3-2 for the campaign. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which ranks 75th in the nation. Kentucky has earned 437 pts on the campaign (87.4 per contest) and they collect 44.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.2 times per contest (34th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 109th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 68.4. They are able to force 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (45th in D-1). The Kentucky defense concedes 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (42 of 138) and opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 15.2 dimes and 32.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 277th and 103rd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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