Loyola Ramblers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 3/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: USA Net

The Loyola Ramblers (8-23) are hitting the road to PPG Paints Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Davidson Wildcats (19-12) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

The Loyola Ramblers faced George Washington and notched a win by a score of 68-62 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Ramblers ended up with 10 and George Washington racked up 13 fouls. They made 9 of 33 tries from beyond the perimeter. George Washington shot 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 7 of their 10 shots. In addition, George Washington pulled down 35 rebounds (16 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. George Washington totaled 18 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Concerning defense, Loyola allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the field on 23 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Ramblers converted 14 of their 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Loyola ended the game having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and made 10 of their 27 three-point shots.

Kayde Dotson is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He recorded 17 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He played 37 minutes and collected 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Loyola will play this contest with a win-loss record of 8-23 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola is grabbing 33.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 429 assists this year, which is 211th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Ramblers are hitting 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (254 of 804) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They average 66.8 points per contest (347th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Ramblers have forced 8.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They rank 317th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 493 relinquished on the year. The Ramblers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (800 of 1,812) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.5% on 3-point shots while they are 248th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Davidson Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 68-63 against St. Bonaventure. The Wildcats corralled 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. St. Bonaventure committed 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, Davidson knocked down 6 out of their 25 attempts (24.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats ended up going 23 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 41.8%. The Wildcats permitted St. Bonaventure to bury 20 of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.0% in this game. They finished shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 18 and ended up going 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Davidson permitted St. Bonaventure to grab 35 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Sam Brown pitched in for the Wildcats in this matchup. He earned 15 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Davidson has a win-loss mark of 19-12 for the season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 65.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per game (191st in college) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. Davidson has 2,245 points on the year (72.4 per game) and they grab 33.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which is 148th in the nation.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 34th in college in points given up per game with 67.6. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (160th in D-1). The Davidson defense gives up 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (199 of 618) and opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.4 assists and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 34th and 118th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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