Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (6-21) are on their way to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Saint Joseph's Hawks (16-10).

The Loyola Ramblers took the court against Fordham and ended up losing by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Ramblers walked away with 20 while Fordham racked up 19 fouls. They converted 6 of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Fordham finished 59.3% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 27 attempts. Furthermore, Fordham snagged 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Fordham distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Loyola allowed the other team to shoot 39.2% from the floor on 20 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Ramblers made 14 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Loyola ended with a 40.4% field goal percentage (19 out of 47) and converted 7 of their 26 shots from downtown.

Xavier Amos is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He shot 40.0% from the field but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 27 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He scored 19 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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Loyola will enter this matchup with a mark of 6-21 this year. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 372 assists so far this season, which ranks 183rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ramblers are shooting 30.7% on 3-point shots (218 of 710) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.9 points per contest (343rd in Division 1) while hitting 41.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Ramblers are forcing 8.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They rank 333rd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 432 relinquished so far this season. The Ramblers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (705 of 1,580) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 38.4% on 3-point shots while they are 274th in the country in points per game allowed (77.3).

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took home the win by a final score of 71-65 when they faced St. Bonaventure. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Saint Joseph's allowed St. Bonaventure to collect 38 overall (10 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 24 and finished the contest at 6 out of 6 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Hawks permitted St. Bonaventure to convert 25 of 69 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.2% in this game. When the game finished, the Hawks ended up shooting 26 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.8%. Regarding three-point attempts, Saint Joseph's converted 10 of 33 tries (30.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. St. Bonaventure had 11 fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Hawks pulled down 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup.

Derek Simpson ended up being important for the Hawks for this contest. He converted 6 out of 13 for the contest for a rate of 46.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 38 mins on the court and totaled 7 dimes in the game.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss record of 16-10 so far this season. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 42.4% from the field, which has them ranked 319th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has 1,910 pts on the season (73.5 per game) and they grab 39.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.7 times per contest (77th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 14.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 32.7% on three-point shots (208 of 636) and opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.5 assists and 36.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 189th and 284th in college. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 106th in college in PPG allowed with 71.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (45th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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