Loyola Chicago vs. Rhode Island betting: College basketball preview for January 15

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The Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-6, 1-2 A-10) host the Rhode Island Rams (13-3, 2-2 A-10) in a matchup of A-10 teams at Joseph J. Gentile Arena, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The Ramblers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 146.5 in the matchup.

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Loyola Chicago Cover -4.5 vs Rhode Island -113

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Loyola Chicago vs. Rhode Island betting lines

  • Loyola Chicago moneyline odds to win: -197
  • Rhode Island moneyline odds to win: +163
  • Spread: Loyola Chicago (-4.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Loyola Chicago statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Loyola Chicago performed worse when played at home, covering 10 times in 17 home games, and seven times in 11 road games.
  • The Ramblers went over the total in six of 17 home games (35.3%) last season. They fared better in away games, eclipsing the total in seven of 11 matchups (63.6%).
  • Loyola Chicago won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 12-2 (.857). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 3-2 (.600).

Recent trends

  • The Ramblers’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 69.6 points a contest compared to the 75.3 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Loyola Chicago’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (72.7) is 3.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.4).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Ramblers are making 0.6 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.5 compared to 8.1 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (34.2% compared to 35.2% season-long).

Loyola Chicago betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-11-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-8-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (117th in nation) 43.0 (167th) 31.7 (245th) 28.5 (51st) 15.9 (71st) 11.8 (217th)

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Rhode Island statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Rhode Island’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .375 (6-9-1) last season. Away, it was .455 (5-6-0).
  • Rams games finished above the over/under 62.5% of the time at home (10 of 16) last year, and 72.7% of the time away (eight of 11).
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Rams won a higher percentage of games at home (3-4) than away (3-8).

Recent trends

  • While the Rams are posting 79.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, tallying 72.9 points per contest.
  • In its previous 10 games, Rhode Island is surrendering 71.6 points per game, 1.3 more points than its season average (70.3).
  • Over their last 10 games, the Rams are making 6.6 threes per contest, 0.7 fewer threes than their season average (7.3). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.3%) compared to their season average (34.0%).

Rhode Island betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 6-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (147th in nation) 40.2 (40th) 37.6 (10th) 32.6 (266th) 14.6 (128th) 12.1 (244th)
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