St. Joseph's vs Loyola-Chicago Picks and Prediction – 2/1/2025

By: Cameron Ross |

Last Updated: 01/31/2025 at 9:27 PM ET

St. Joseph's at Loyola-Chicago 02/01/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions
Game Start: 2/1/2025, 7:00 PM UTC
Latest Odds: L-IL -1 ; O/U 141.5

St. Joseph's vs Loyola-Chicago Prediction

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks return to the road Saturday with a game in Chicago against Loyola Chicago. Saint Joseph’s has thirteen wins on the year having won three of the last five overall following a four point victory in their last outing. Offensively the Hawks are averaging 76.2 points on 44.9% shooter for the floor of the season. Defensively St. Josephs has held their own allowing 69.2 points per game overall despite giving up 72 points last time out. In the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Xzayvier Brown leads the St. Joseph’s offense this season averaging 16.2 points and 5.1 assists per game. Erik Reynolds II averages 15.8 points and Derek Simpson chips in a fourth best 10 points per game. Big man Rasheer Fleming averages 15.6 points and leads the team pulling in nine rebounds per contest.

The Loyola Chicago Ramblers return home Saturday with twelve wins through 20 games played having lost three of the last five overall following a 5 point overtime loss last time out. Offensively Loyola is averaging 74.5 points on 46.2% shooting from the floor but scored only 53 points in their last loss. Defensively Loyola has found success allowing 69.7 points per game overall this season.

Offensively Loyola had one of their worst games of the season last time out scoring 53 points on 32.1% shooting from the floor and 21.4% from beyond the arc. The Ramblers did pull in 48 rebounds but turned the ball over 15 times resulting in the losses Watson leads Loyola this season averaging 12.2 points and 2.8 assists per game. Sheldon Edwards Jr averages 12 points, while Jayden Davis averages 11.8 points per game period big man Francis Nwaokorie averages 6 point 7.8 leads the team pulling in 5.7 rebounds per game.

St. Joseph's vs Loyola-Chicago Pick Analysis

Both teams have found success this year but home court will be huge on Saturday. Look for the Ramblers to thrive off their fans leading to the win. Take Loyola Saturday to do the work on both sides of the ball leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Loyola Chicago Ramblers win and cover 73-62.

Our Free NCAA Basketball Pick for Loyola-Chicago vs St. Joseph's

Loyola Chicago Ramblers -1