On Saturday, two Atlantic 10 Conference rivals meet in Philly when the Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-5, 1-1 A10) visit the St Joseph's Hawks (10-6, 1-2 A10) at Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena. Loyola Chicago defeated La Salle 79-68 on Wednesday, snapping a four-game losing streak and improving to 1-1 in A-10 action. St Joseph's was defeated in overtime by Duquesne 85-81 on Wednesday. St Joseph's has lost two straight since having its four-game winning streak broken. The Hawks are 1-2 in the A-10. Loyola Chicago will play without Kymany Hounsou and Justin Moore. St Joseph's will play without Steven Solano while Khaafiq Myers is questionable. Let's take an in-depth look at this Loyola Chicago Ramblers vs St Joseph's Hawks prediction
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Loyola Chicago is above average at both ends of the court
The Loyola Chicago Ramblers are scoring an average of 76.4 points per game and allowing an average of 67.9 points per game which are 152nd and 95th respectively. Loyola Chicago is 82nd in field goal shooting percentage at 47.1% and 119th in three-point shooting percentage at 35.1%. The Ramblers’ defense holds opponents to 42.1% shooting overall which is 128th and 33.2% shooting from 3-point territory which is 204th.
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Jayden Dawson is the leading scorer for Loyola Chicago with an average of 12.6 points per game on 42.7% shooting Sheldon Edwards Jr is the second leading scorer for Loyola Chicago with an average of 12.3 points per game on 43.1% shooting. Des Watson leads the Ramblers in assists with an average of 3.0 dishes per contest and is the leader in steals with an average of 1.0 per game. Loyola Chicago averages 36 rebounds per game led by Francis Nwaokorie with an average of 6.1 boards per game. Miles Rubin is the rim protector averaging 2.1 blocked shots per game.
St Joseph's needs to improve its offense but its defense is solid
The St Joseph's Hawks are scoring an average of 75.4 points per game and allowing an average of 68.3 points per game which are 183rd and 101st respectively. St Joseph's is 195th in field goal shooting percentage at 44.8% and 182nd in 3-point shooting percentage at 33.9%. St Joseph's defense holds opponents to 41.0% shooting overall which is 76th and 31.1% shooting from 3-point territory, which is 102nd.
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Rasheer Fleming leads St Joseph in scoring with an average of 16.2 points per game on 56.9% shooting. Erik Reynolds is second in scoring with an average of 15.3 points per game on 36.8% shooting. Xzayvier Brown is the dish leader with an average of 5.2 assists per game. St Joseph's averages 36.9 rebounds per game and the king of the boards is Fleming with an average of 9.1 rebounds per game. Fleming is also the leader in steals with an average of 1.8 per game while Justice Ajogbor is the rim protector with an average of 1.6 blocked shots per game.
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Best Bets for Loyola - Chicago vs. Saint Joseph's
Full-Game Side Bet
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Both Loyola Chicago and St Joseph's score relatively the same and give up almost the same number of points with the difference in the outcome likely being Saint Joseph's playing on its home court. Loyola Chicago has covered the spread in just one of its last eight games. St Joseph has covered the spread in only one of its last five games, which makes this game very close. Loyola Chicago is shooting better overall than St Joseph's but St Joseph's is holding its opponents to a lower shooting percentage than Loyola Chicago. The Hawks allow just 41.0% shooting overall which is 76th and 31.1% shooting from 3-point land which is 102nd compared to Loyola Chicago which allows 42.1% shooting (128th) and 33.2% (204th) three-point shooting. Very little separates these two at both ends of the court.
Full-Game Total Pick
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The total has finished under in five of Loyola Chicago's last six games played on the road. The total has also finished under in 13 of St Joseph's last 20 games overall and in five of the Hawks’ last seven games against a team from the Atlantic 10 Conference. Loyola Chicago has an adjusted tempo per KenPom 68.4 which is 177th and St Joseph has an AdjT of 69.6 which is 120th. However, with two combined the likelihood is higher for a lower-scoring outcome because of the two above-average defenses.
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