The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers and the UMass Minutemen meet in college basketball action from the Mullins Memorial Center on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
UMass is listed as a 4.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -200. The total for this game is set at 146.5 points.
Injuries
For Loyola-Chicago, Jayden Dawson is out until late February with a hand injury, while UMass has Rahsool Diggins listed as questionable for this game with an ankle injury.
Matchup History
These two teams have not met on the hardwood prior to this matchup.
Trends
Loyola-Chicago is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games and 5-14 ATS in their last 19 games following an ATS win while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 games following a loss. UMass is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games against a team with a losing road record.
Pick
I could make a case either way in this game, but I’m sticking with UMass here. Loyola-Chicago just has not been very good on the road this season and this Ramblers team is a far, far cry from the tournament darling that we made money with year in and year out a few seasons ago. I think UMass gets it done at home here so give me the Minutemen laying the points.