American Eagles vs Loyola Greyhounds Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Loyola Greyhounds

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Reitz Arena in Baltimore, MD

TV: ESPN+

The American Eagles (13-8) are headed to Reitz Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Loyola Greyhounds (7-14).

The American Eagles faced off with Holy Cross and earned the victory with a final of 76-67 in their last game. American finished the game having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 out of 59) and made 6 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defending, American let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 out of 52 shooting. Holy Cross dished out 10 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Holy Cross totaled 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Holy Cross shot 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 14 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 20 tries from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Eagles walked away with 15 and Holy Cross finished the game with 15 fouls.

Madden Collins is someone who was a major factor for this game. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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American comes into this contest with a record of 13-8 on the season. They have an average of 76.4 pts per game (189th in the nation) on 45.9% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 33.7% on three-point shots (187 of 555) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, American is pulling in 32.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 292 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 184th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per game and as a group are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 125th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 258 relinquished for the season. The Eagles are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (513 of 1,132) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They give up 32.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 124th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.7).

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Greyhounds got the victory with a final of 67-62 when they faced Bucknell. When talking about team rebounding, Loyola allowed Bucknell to collect 27 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 27 and finished the game at 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Greyhounds allowed Bucknell to bury 24 out of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% in the game. In all, the Greyhounds shot 20 for 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Loyola made 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.9%. Bucknell had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Greyhounds to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They gave up possession 14 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. The Greyhounds were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game.

Braeden Speed pitched in for the Greyhounds in this contest. He scored 24 points in his 31 mins on the court and added 1 assist in the game. He buried 7 out of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Loyola has a record of 7-14 so far this year. The Greyhounds are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they shoot 67.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (208th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Loyola has accumulated 1,571 pts this season (74.8 per contest) and they pull in 35.7 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Greyhounds are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 268th in college.

The Greyhounds on defense are ranked 251st in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 76.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (314th in Division 1). The Loyola defense allows 32.3% on shots from distance (151 of 467) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.1 assists and 34.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 299th and 190th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take American

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