Loyola-Chicago vs Missouri State 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Missouri State Bears and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers meet in college basketball action from the Joseph Gentile Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Missouri State Bears will look to add to their current three-game win streak after an 88-63 win over Illinois State last time out. Isiaih Mosley leads the Bears in scoring with 20.2 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Gaige Prim has 13.9 PPG and a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass. Jaylen Minnett has 10 PPG and Ja’Monta Black has 10.5 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri State up to this point in the season. As a team, Missouri State is averaging 79.1 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 40% from three and 78.9% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 32.9% from three this season.

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will look to build on their 77-48 win over Evansville last time out. Lucas Williamson leads the Ramblers in scoring and rebounding with 12.5 PPG with 4.9 RPG and 2.7 APG while Ryan Schwieger has 10.8 PPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for Loyola-Chicago this year. Braden Norris has 9.7 PPG with 4.3 APG as well this season, leading the team in assists. As a team, Loyola-Chicago is averaging 77.9 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 40.1% from three and 72% from the foul line while allowing 62.2 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field and 32% from three this season.

Missouri State is 19-6-2 ATS in their last 27 road games and 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games following a win by 20 or more points while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Loyola-Chicago is 0-4-2 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 2-0-2 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.

I get why you’d back Loyola-Chicago here as the Ramblers have been solid, especially at home, but this year’s Ramblers team just doesn’t feel like it has the same edge that last year’s did and the Ramblers have needed OT to win their last two home games. Missouri State’s won their last couple of road games and while I’m not sure they win this one, I think it’s a close one down the stretch. Give me the Bears and the points here.