The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds and Brown Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Betting Preview

The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds look for a win after losing their opener to Florida. The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds look to avoid their third 0-2 start in the last 4 years. The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds are averaging 73 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 93 points on 58.1 percent shooting. Golden Dike is averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Tyson Commander is averaging 15 points and 3 assists. D’Angelo Stines is the third double-digit scorer and Chris Kuzemka is dishing 1 assist. The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28 rebounds per game.

Brown Bears Betting Preview

The Brown Bears look for a win after losing their opener to Colgate. The Brown Bears look to avoid back-to-back 0-2 starts. The Brown Bears are averaging 70 points on 41 percent shooting and allowing 72 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Kino Lilly Jr. is averaging 21 points and 0 rebounds, while Nana Owusu-Anane is averaging 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kalu Anya is the third double-digit scorer, and Felix Kloman is dishing 2 assists. The Brown Bears are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 45.5 percent from the free throw line. The Brown Bears are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.

Randy’s Pick

The Brown Bears are the better team, but are we sure they’re this much better than the Greyhounds? The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds covered against Florida and showed flashes on the offensive side. Brown nearly beat Colgate outright as a big underdog, but it wasn’t able to strong together positive possessions throughout the game. Loyola (MD) showed something in its opener and this is a very early start where we could see some sloppy play. I’ll take a shot with the free points here.