Citadel Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (9-24 last season) will play the Citadel Bulldogs (11-22 last year) at Gentile Arena on Monday.

The Citadel Bulldogs played East Tennessee State and took a loss by a score of 83-76 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 19 and East Tennessee State recorded 13 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 25 tries from 3-point land. East Tennessee State finished the contest at 55.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 20 attempts. On top of that, East Tennessee State pulled down 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. East Tennessee State distributed 17 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Citadel allowed the other team to shoot 56.4% from the field on 31 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 10 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Citadel wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (29 of 58) and knocked down 8 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sola Adebisi is a guy who came through in the matchup. He finished 66.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played for 36 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He racked up 23 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Citadel will enter this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 11-22 last year. They averaged 70.4 points per game (300th in the nation) while going 42.3% from the field. The Bulldogs shot 32.7% on shots from distance (314 of 959) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Citadel collected 32.9 rebounds per game and racked up 422 dimes throughout last season, which had them ranked 245th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a team committed 16.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulldogs forced their opponents into 10.1 turnovers per game and they drew 15.0 personal fouls. They were 263rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 475 relinquished over the course of last year. The Bulldogs defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 48.7% (921 of 1,891) and they surrendered 35.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrendered 36.4% from beyond the arc while they were 281st in the country in opponents points per game (77.5).

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Ramblers took a loss by a final score of 64-59 when they played Davidson. When talking about rebounding, Loyola permitted Davidson to snag 35 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 14 of 24 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Ramblers allowed Davidson to make 22 out of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. In all, the Ramblers shot 23 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Loyola converted 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 46.7%. Davidson earned 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Ramblers were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game.

Miles Rubin pitched in for the Ramblers for this game. He earned 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists for this game. He converted 8 out of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and added 9 rebounds.

Loyola had a mark of 9-24 last year. As an offensive unit, the Ramblers connected on 42.2% from the floor, which ranked 322nd in Division 1. Loyola scored 2,204 pts throughout last season (66.8 per contest) and they pulled in 34.1 boards per game. They earned an assist 13.9 times per contest (171st in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Ramblers were responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they went 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Loyola defense allowed 36.8% on 3-point shots (314 of 853) and their opponents connected on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 9.9 assists and 33.6 boards every game, which had them ranked 47th and 121st in Division 1. The Ramblers on the defensive end were ranked 234th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 75.8. They were able to force 8.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (158th in Division 1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Citadel

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