Davidson Wildcats vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Gentile Arena is the location where the Loyola Ramblers (5-10) will take on the Davidson Wildcats (9-5) on Wednesday.

The Davidson Wildcats took the court against Saint Joseph's and went home with a win by a final score of 62-56 in their last contest. Davidson finished the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 49) and converted 7 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 13 of 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 6 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Davidson allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the floor on 19 of 50 shooting. Saint Joseph's earned 8 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Saint Joseph's totaled 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Saint Joseph's ended up shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by making 15 of 21 attempts. They buried 3 of 22 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 14 while Saint Joseph's accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Sam Brown is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 23 mins played and grabbed 2 boards. He accounted for 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Davidson enters this one with a record of 9-5 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Davidson is pulling in 33.4 rebounds per game and has earned 186 assists on the campaign, which is 306th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (124 of 338) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.8 points per contest (265th in college hoops) while going 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They surrender 33.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 97th in college in points per game allowed (69.6). The Wildcats are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (343 of 767) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 20th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 153 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Loyola Ramblers went home defeated by a final of 70-68 against Dayton. The Ramblers were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. Dayton committed 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In reference to 3-point shots, Loyola converted 9 of their 30 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Ramblers finished the game shooting 28 for 66 from the floor which had them at 42.4%. The Ramblers permitted Dayton to bury 21 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for the game. They finished 30.4% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 23 and ended up shooting 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Loyola allowed Dayton to pull down 23 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Justin Moore ended up having an impact for the Ramblers for this contest. He scored 19 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes in the game. He buried 8 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Loyola has a win-loss record of 5-10 this year. As an offense, the Ramblers are shooting 42.4% from the field, which ranks 309th in Division 1. Loyola has accumulated 1,031 pts so far this year (68.7 per contest) and they average 34.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per contest (273rd in college) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The Ramblers are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls every game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Loyola defense allows 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (138 of 380) and opponents are making 79.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.9 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which is 278th and 122nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Ramblers are ranked 226th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.0. They have forced 8.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (150th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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