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Loyola-Chicago at Davidson odds, picks and predictions

Skip Snow

Staff Writer

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (21-8, 13-3 A-10) and Davidson Wildcats (15-14, 5-11) battle in a Wednesday night Atlantic 10 Conference showdown in North Carolina. Tip-off from John M. Belk Arena will be at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Loyola-Chicago vs. Davidsonodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Loyola-Chicago upset then-No. 20 Dayton 77-72 Friday. The Ramblers, who were 1-point home underdogs, leveraged a 40.7% mark from beyond the arc in winning for the 8th time in their last 9 games.

Davidson lost 80-66 at Dayton Feb. 27 and then dropped another contest 69-67 vs. UMass in North Carolina Saturday. Favored-by-1 Davidson failed to cover against the Minutemen, losing its 3rd straight and for the 4th time in 5 games.

The Ramblers and Wildcats met Feb. 4 in Chicago, and Loyola covered as a 6-point favorite in a 76-63 triumph.

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Loyola-Chicago at Davidson odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.

Moneyline: Loyola-Chicago -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Davidson -114 (bet $114 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Loyola-Chicago +1.5 (-120) | Davidson -1.5 (-102)
Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Loyola-Chicago at Davidson picks and predictions

Prediction

Loyola-Chicago 70, Davidson 66

Moneyline

Loyola is on the better trendline and led the Feb. 4 meeting by 7 or more points the entire last 15 minutes. In comparison of a few recent comps for each side, the Ramblers have had more solid analytic measures, especially on offense.

Davidson is solid in defending the perimeter, but Loyola is more adept than the Wildcats in netting points in near proximity to the rim.

BACK THE RAMBLERS (-105).

Against the spread

The price on the point-and-a-half isn't too attractive. Better relative value can be had on an outright play on Loyola. PASS.

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Over/Under

The Over has cashed in 5 of the Ramblers' last 7 games and in 4 of the team's last 5 on the road.

The 1st meeting tilted to the Over 138 by 1 slim point. Expect enough turnover-transition play and volume of 3-pointers to make the OVER 135.5 (-110) a sliver of a lean in this one.

Get ready, North Carolina!

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