Loyola Chicago vs Nevada 3/22/18 - Sweet 16 Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 12:21 PM ET

The 11th seeded Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will play the 7th seeded Nevada Wolf Pack on Thursday March 22 in the NCAA Tournament South Region Sweet 16. Loyola defeated the 3rd seeded Tennessee Volunteers 63-62 in the second round to reach the Sweet 16. The Ramblers were led by Aundre Jackson with 16 points.

Nevada reached the Sweet 16 with its 75-72 win over 2nd seeded Cincinnati. The Wolf Pack trailed by 22 points with just 11 minutes remaining, but rallied to pull out the win. The Wolf Pack ended the game on a 32-8 run to win by two points. Cody Martin led Nevada with 25 points.
Clayton Custer leads the Ramblers in scoring and assists averaging 13.3 points and 4.2 assists. Four other Loyola-Chicago players are averaging double figures in scoring. The leading rebounder is Donte Ingram with an average of 6.4 per game. As a team, the Ramblers are shooting 50.6% from the field and 39.8% from 3-point territory. Loyola-Chicago scores an average of 71.9 points per game, while allowing an average of 62.2, which is 5th in the nation.

Caleb Martin is the Nevada scoring leader with an average of 19.1 points per game. Jordan Caroline is the second leading scorer averaging 17.8 points and the leading rebounder averaging 8.7 boards per game. The leader in assists is Cody Martin averaging 4.3 per game. As a team, Nevada is shooting 47% from the field and 39.7% from 3-point territory. Nevada scores an average of 83.2 points per game, while allowing an average of 73.2.

Both teams are on Cinderella runs with one coming to an end on Thursday. The Ramblers have the nation’s sixth best scoring defense at 62.2 points per game and have covered the spread in each of their last four games played. Final Score Prediction, Loyola-Chicago Ramblers win and cover ATS 69-65.

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