Loyola Ramblers vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (4-9) are traveling to Thomas M. Ryan Center on Wednesday where they will play the Rhode Island Rams (9-4).

The Loyola Ramblers played Santa Clara and walked away with a win by a score of 80-78 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Ramblers ended up walking away with 15 and Santa Clara had 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Santa Clara finished 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 18 tries. In addition, Santa Clara pulled down 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Santa Clara doled out 19 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Loyola allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 27 of 68 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Ramblers made 18 of 23 tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Loyola ended the contest with a 49.1% FG percentage (26 of 53) and converted 10 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Deywilk Tavarez is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He left the arena with 13 points on 3 out of 5 shooting. He saw the court for 13 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Loyola will play this contest with a record of 4-9 on the year. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola is grabbing 33.5 boards per game and is sitting with 173 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 237th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ramblers are hitting 32.2% on three-point shots (110 of 342) and 70.1% from the free throw line. They average 69.4 pts per game (324th in Division 1) while hitting 42.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Ramblers are forcing 8.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 318th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 205 relinquished so far this season. The Ramblers are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (334 of 763) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 38.1% on shots from downtown and they are 264th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.8).

For their last game, the Rhode Island Rams got the victory with a final of 85-77 against Northeastern. The Rams were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Northeastern earned 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Rams to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to shots from downtown, Rhode Island made 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished the game shooting 33 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 55.0%. The Rams permitted Northeastern to bury 24 out of their 49 tries from the field which had them sitting at 49.0% in this game. They went 47.6% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 21 and finished the contest at 19 of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). With respect to rebounding, Rhode Island allowed Northeastern to grab 24 in all (8 offensive).

R.J. Johnson was important for the Rams in this matchup. He tallied 19 points in his 27 minutes on the court and added 6 assists in this contest. He converted 6 out of 8 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Rhode Island has a mark of 9-4 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 122nd in the country. Rhode Island has earned 977 pts so far this season (75.2 per game) and they collect 34.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per contest (337th in the country) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Rams are committing 17.5 fouls per contest and they go 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 60th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (114th in college hoops). The Rhode Island defense gives up 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (97 of 285) and their opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.3 dimes and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 104th and 85th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rhode Island

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