Colgate vs Loyola-Maryland 1/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds will travel to Cotterell Court to take on the Colgate Raiders this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds improved to 12-7 on the season after defeating the American University Eagles, 78-73, this past Saturday. Loyola (MD) was outstanding on the offensive end against American University and was able to hold on the victory late after taking a 71-66 lead with 1:24 left in regulation. Loyola (MD) shot 63.3% from the field & 47.4% from beyond the arc while allowing American University to shoot 63.0% from the field & 52.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Greyhounds was Cam Spencer who had 25 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Loyola (MD) is averaging 68.9 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Greyhounds are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 32.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Loyola (MD) has been led by Cam Spencer (19.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.2 spg), Jaylin Andrews (14.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.9 spg), Kenneth Jones (8.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.5 spg), & Golden Dike (4.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 apg).

Defensively, Loyola (MD) is allowing their opponents to average 66.6 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Greyhounds have a rebound margin of -0.4 and a turnover margin of 1.4.

The Colgate Raiders won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 7-10 on the season after defeating the Bucknell Bison, 75-56, this past Wednesday night. Colgate led by just a 33-29 margin at halftime, however, was outstanding on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half and had no trouble pulling away for the victory after taking a 71-51 lead with 4:27 left in regulation. Colgate shot 46.7% from the field & 48.1% from beyond the arc while holding Bucknell to 35.2% shooting from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Raiders was Ryan Moffatt who had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Colgate is averaging 74.8 ppg on 45.3% shooting from the field. The Raiders are averaging 10.4 three-pointers per game on 38.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Colgate has been led by Nelly Cummings (16.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg), Jack Ferguson (11.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 spg), Tucker Richardson (11.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.1 spg), & Ryan Moffatt (9.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.4 spg).

Defensively, Colgate is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 ppg on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Raiders have a rebound margin of 0.7 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The Raiders are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 home games & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games. The Greyhounds are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, however, are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Monday games.

Loyola (MD) comes into this game ranked t-238^th in scoring offense, 114^th in FG%, & 114^th in scoring defense. Colgate has bee led by their offense which ranks 106^th in scoring offense, 12^th in three-pointers made per game, & 15^th in 3P-FG%, however, the Raiders have struggled a bit defensively as the Raiders rank just 219^th in scoring defense & 214^th in defensive FG%.

Colgate is a dangerous offensive team, however, the Raiders have struggled on the defensive end, and this is a large number for a Raiders team that struggled for 30 minutes against Bucknell to cover. Loyola (MD) has picked up some solid road wins recently at Boston University & Lehigh and although it’s going to be hard for the Greyhounds to pick up a win here, I think they do enough to get us a cover. Good Luck!