The American Eagles and the Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds meet Monday in college basketball action from the Reitz Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Loyola Maryland vs American Prediction.
American Recap
The American Eagles come into this game looking to build on a 68-58 win over Bucknell last time out to improve to 8-9 on the year. After this game, American will head on the road to take on Holy Cross.
Eagles Looking For Consistency
Matt Rogers leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.4 PPG and 5.6 RPG while Colin Smalls has 11.2 PPG. Elijah Stephens has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Eagles in assists and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for American up to this point in the year. Greg Jones also has 9.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Matt Mayock has 8.1 PPG with 3.1 RPG as well on the season. As a team, American is averaging 68.9 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three and 74.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the American University Eagles will win
- Loyola (MD) has lost each of its last five night games against the Patriot League.
- American University has won four of its last five night games at Reitz Arena.
Loyola-Maryland Recap
The Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds come into this game looking to build on a 75-74 win over Navy last time out to improve to 7-8 on the year. After this game, Loyola-Maryland will head on the road to take on Lehigh.
Greyhounds Looking To Find Consistency Of Their Own
Milos Ilic leads Loyola-Maryland in scoring and rebounding with 14.1 PPG and 8.5 RPG along with 2.8 APG while Jordan Stiemke has 13 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Jacob Theodosiou has 12.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG on the year to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Loyola-Maryland up to this point in the year. Braeden Speed has 8.7 PPG with 2.9 APG to lead the Greyhounds in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Loyola-Maryland is averaging 71.4 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three and 73.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the Loyola Greyhounds will win
- American University has lost each of its last eight road games.
- The home team has won each of Loyola (MD)’s last five games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Loyola (MD)’s last eight games have produced a total of 144+ points.
- Six of American University’s last seven road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 135 or fewer points.
Loyola Maryland vs American Prediction
I’m on Loyola-Maryland here. The main difference for me here is that American in conference play is the worst rebounding team on both ends of the floor. Loyola may have the worst defense in conference play from an efficiency standpoint but they’re the best offense in the conference so far, and while both are really good at the foul line, American also tends to give up a lot more free throws between the two sides. Should be an interesting watch, but I’m going to back Loyola-Maryland to snag the win and cover at home in this one. Give me the Greyhounds.