Saint Louis Billikens vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 2/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN2

The Loyola Ramblers (6-19) will take on the Saint Louis Billikens (23-1) at Gentile Arena on Friday.

The Saint Louis Billikens played La Salle and notched a win by a score of 82-58 in their last game. Saint Louis finished with a 50.9% FG percentage (27 of 53) and knocked down 13 out of their 30 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Billikens buried 15 of 21 tries for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 32 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defense, Saint Louis allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 21 of 64 shooting. La Salle distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, La Salle had 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. La Salle ended up going 72.2% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 18 tries. They buried 3 of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Billikens ended up finishing with 14 and La Salle recorded 19 personal fouls.

Ishan Sharma is one guy who came through for the contest. He ended up with 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 24 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Saint Louis will take the court with a win-loss record of 23-1 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Saint Louis is collecting 42.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 463 dimes this year, which has them ranked 11th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Billikens are shooting 40.8% on shots from 3-point land (274 of 672) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 91.0 points per outing (4th in the nation) while hitting 52.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Billikens are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 261 relinquished so far this season. The Billikens defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 36.4% (537 of 1,476) and they surrender 32.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 27.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 40th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.7).

In their last game, the Loyola Ramblers went home defeated by a final of 84-64 when they played Davidson. In the matter of rebounding, Loyola allowed Davidson to grab 22 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 46.2% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Ramblers permitted Davidson to make 32 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 56.1% for the matchup. In all, the Ramblers went 23 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Loyola converted 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 57.1%. Davidson committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Ramblers earned 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest.

Miles Rubin pitched in for the Ramblers for the contest. He converted 8 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Loyola has a mark of 6-19 so far this year. The Ramblers are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they hit 67.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (206th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Loyola has 1,689 pts this year (67.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Ramblers are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 318th in the nation.

The Loyola defense surrenders 38.3% on 3-point shots (245 of 639) and opponents are making 78.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.9 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is 325th and 118th in those categories on the defensive end. The Ramblers are ranked 278th in college in points allowed per contest with 77.6. They are able to force 8.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (216th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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