West Georgia Wolves vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Georgia Wolves vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: West Georgia (+14.5)

The Loyola Ramblers (9-24 last season) are hosting the West Georgia Wolves (15-17 last year) at Gentile Arena on Thursday. Loyola opens this contest as 14.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 142.5.

The West Georgia Wolves played DePaul and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-58 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wolves left the arena with 23 while DePaul finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 32 attempts from 3-point land. DePaul shot 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 30 attempts. Additionally, DePaul grabbed 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. DePaul earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, West Georgia allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolves converted 3 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 42.9%. West Georgia finished having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (23 out of 69) and knocked down 9 of their 28 3-point attempts.

Justin Redmond is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 19 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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West Georgia enters this game after finishing with a mark of 15-17 last season. They coughed up possession 11.3 times per game and as a squad committed 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, West Georgia pulled in 37.0 rebounds per game and accounted for 408 assists last season, which had them ranked 278th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wolves shot 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (227 of 675) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 76.6 pts per contest (158th in D-1) while going 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Wolves were able to force their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 fouls. They were ranked 217th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 458 conceded last season. The Wolves defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (903 of 1,948) and they relinquished 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They surrendered 33.1% on shots from distance while they were 321st in the nation in points per game allowed (79.6).

When they last played, the Loyola Ramblers got the win with a final of 77-52 when they faced The Citadel. The Ramblers were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Citadel committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 53.8%. In reference to shots from distance, Loyola buried 8 of their 29 tries (27.6%). When the game finished, the Ramblers finished shooting 31 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 45.6%. The Ramblers allowed The Citadel to convert 16 of 47 tries from the field which had them sitting at 34.0% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 32.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Loyola allowed The Citadel to snag 23 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Dayan Nessah ended up being a major contributor for the Ramblers for this contest. He scored 19 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 8 of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Loyola had a record of 9-24 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Ramblers connected on 42.2% from the floor, which ranked 322nd in the nation. Loyola accumulated 2,204 pts last season (66.8 per game) and they collected 34.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.9 times per game (171st in the country) and they turned it over 13.1 times per game. The Ramblers committed 16.9 fouls every game and they shot 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Ramblers defensively were ranked 234th in the country in points given up per game with 75.8. They forced their opponents into 8.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (158th in D-1). The Loyola defense conceded 36.8% from downtown (314 of 853) and their opponents converted on 76.5% of their free throw shots. They conceded 9.9 assists and 33.6 boards per game, which ranked them 47th and 121st in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Georgia (+14.5)

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