Loyola Ramblers vs George Washington Colonials Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs George Washington Colonials

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Charles E. Smith Center is the site where the George Washington Colonials (11-5) will attempt to beat the Loyola Ramblers (5-11) on Saturday.

The Loyola Ramblers faced off with Davidson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-64 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Ramblers finished with 19 and Davidson totaled 20 personal fouls. They converted 14 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. Davidson walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Davidson totaled 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Davidson earned 22 assists and had 7 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Loyola allowed 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes for this contest while creating 8 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Ramblers made 12 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. Loyola ended the contest with a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 out of 59) and converted 6 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Kymany Houinsou is someone who was a major factor in this game. He finished the contest at 83.3% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins but didn't pull down any boards. He totaled 13 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Loyola comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-11 on the year. They have an average of 68.4 pts per game (332nd in D-1) while shooting 42.2% from the floor. The Ramblers are connecting on 32.0% on three-point attempts (133 of 415) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Loyola is snagging 34.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 212 assists on the season, which is 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a team are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Ramblers are forcing 8.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They concede 36.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 235th in college in PPG allowed (75.3). The Ramblers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (402 of 935) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 319th in college hoops in allowing assists with 245 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the George Washington Colonials took a loss by a score of 79-72 when they played Dayton. In relation to cleaning the glass, George Washington allowed Dayton to collect 28 overall (11 offensive). They shot 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 20 and ended up going 27 out of 30 at the charity stripe (90.0%). The Colonials allowed Dayton to knock down 23 of their 55 tries from the field which had them sitting at 41.8% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Colonials finished the game shooting 25 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. In regard to 3-point attempts, George Washington made 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Dayton committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Colonials to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Colonials corralled 20 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Tre Dinkins ended up having an impact for the Colonials in the game. He recorded 24 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

George Washington has a record of 11-5 this season. The Colonials commit 18.7 fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (79th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game. George Washington has totaled 1,387 pts so far this season (86.7 per game) and they collect 38.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Colonials are shooting 49.3% from the field, which is 34th in Division 1.

The George Washington defense concedes 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (121 of 387) and their opponents are making 73.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.8 assists and 30.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 276th and 24th in the country. The Colonials on defense are ranked 169th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 72.9. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (169th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take George Washington

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