George Washington Colonials vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Washington Colonials vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (7-23) will go up against the George Washington Colonials (17-13) at Gentile Arena on Saturday.

The George Washington Colonials faced St. Bonaventure and walked away with a win by a score of 91-82 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Colonials finished with 17 while St. Bonaventure finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 20 attempts from distance. St. Bonaventure went 78.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 shots. On top of that, St. Bonaventure collected 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Bonaventure earned 15 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, George Washington allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 29 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Colonials buried 22 of 32 tries for a rate of 68.8%. George Washington ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and knocked down 9 of 24 three-point attempts.

Jean Aranguren is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 33 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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George Washington heads into this matchup with a mark of 17-13 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 18.0 fouls every game. As a unit, George Washington is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 470 assists this season, which has them ranked 91st in the country in terms of passing. The Colonials are shooting 35.8% on 3-pointers (300 of 837) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They average 83.3 points per contest (39th in Division 1) while going 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Colonials have forced 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They surrender 33.2% on 3-pointers while they are 185th in the nation in opponents points per game (73.8). The Colonials defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (771 of 1,740) and they surrender 31.9 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 302nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 459 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Loyola Ramblers took a loss by a final score of 79-65 when they faced Saint Louis. The Ramblers were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 20 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Saint Louis earned 11 fouls for this contest which got the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. In terms of shots from distance, Loyola buried 12 out of their 25 tries (48.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Ramblers shot 24 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 47.1%. The Ramblers permitted Saint Louis to make 29 of their 48 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.4% in the game. They went 52.9% from three-point range via 9 of 17 and finished the contest at 12 of 18 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Loyola allowed Saint Louis to collect 23 in all (3 offensive).

Xavier Amos ended up being a major contributor for the Ramblers in this matchup. He scored 25 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this game. He converted 9 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Loyola has a mark of 7-23 on the year. As an offense, the Ramblers are shooting 42.0% from the field, which has them ranked 329th in the nation. Loyola has scored 2,002 pts this season (66.7 per game) and they snag 33.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (195th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. The Ramblers commit 17.1 fouls per game and they shoot 66.9% from the free throw line.

The Ramblers on the defensive end are ranked 260th in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 8.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (210th in college). The Loyola defense gives up 38.0% from downtown (290 of 764) and opponents are making 77.4% of their foul shots. They give up 15.8 assists and 33.5 rebounds every game, which is 327th and 129th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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