The No. 1 seed VCU Rams (26-6, 15-3 A-10) will play the No. 4 seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers (22-10, 12-6 A-10) in the A-10 tournament Saturday at Capital One Arena, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
VCU vs. Loyola Chicago Game Info and Odds
- Game day: Saturday, March 15, 2025
- Game time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV channel: CBS Sports Network
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Arena: Capital One Arena
VCU vs. Loyola Chicago Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: VCU win (82.4%)
Before placing a wager on Saturday’s VCU-Loyola Chicago spread (VCU -9.5) or over/under (137.5 points), take a look at the betting insights and trends below.
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VCU vs. Loyola Chicago: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- VCU has won 20 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 11 times.
- Loyola Chicago has covered 16 times in 31 games with a spread this season.
- VCU (14-5) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 9.5 points or more this season (73.7%) than Loyola Chicago (1-0) does as a 9.5+-point underdog (100%).
- The Rams have covered the spread in a higher percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered 11 times in 15 opportunities when playing at home, and they’ve covered five times in 10 opportunities in road games.
- The Ramblers have been better against the spread away (7-3-0) than at home (8-8-0) this season.
- VCU’s record against the spread in conference games is 13-6-0.
- Loyola Chicago has covered the spread 13 times in 19 A-10 games.
VCU vs. Loyola Chicago: Moneyline Betting Stats
- VCU has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 29 games this year and has walked away with the win 25 times (86.2%) in those games.
- The Rams have a win-loss record of 18-1 when favored by -465 or better by oddsmakers this year.
- Loyola Chicago has been the underdog on the moneyline 10 total times this season. Loyola Chicago has finished 4-6 in those games.
- The Ramblers have played as a moneyline underdog of +350 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
- VCU has an implied victory probability of 82.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
VCU vs. Loyola Chicago Head-to-Head Comparison
- VCU’s +489 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 15.3 points per game) is a result of scoring 77.9 points per game (81st in college basketball) while giving up 62.6 per outing (ninth in college basketball).
- VCU’s leading scorer, Joseph Bamisile, ranks 246th in college basketball averaging 15.2 points per game.
- Loyola Chicago outscores opponents by 5.3 points per game (posting 74.1 points per game, 167th in college basketball, and giving up 68.8 per contest, 79th in college basketball) and has a +168 scoring differential.
- Jayden Dawson is ranked 443rd in the country with a team-leading 13.5 points per game.
- The Rams win the rebound battle by 6.6 boards on average. They record 35.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 28th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 28.9 per contest.
- Jack Clark is 193rd in college basketball play with 6.8 rebounds per game to lead the Rams.
- The Ramblers are 193rd in college basketball at 31.6 rebounds per game. That’s 2.7 more than the 28.9 their opponents average.
- Miles Rubin paces the Ramblers with 5.3 rebounds per game (511th in college basketball).
- VCU averages 101.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (59th in college basketball), and gives up 81.3 points per 100 possessions (third in college basketball).
- The Ramblers’ 97.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 130th in college basketball, and the 90.6 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 106th in college basketball.
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