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Drake vs Loyola College Basketball Game Preview

Drake Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers prediction and college basketball game preview.

Drake Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers prediction and college basketball game preview.

Drake vs Loyola Broadcast

Date: Sunday, March 7
Game Time: 2:10 ET
Venue: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
Network: CBS

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Drake (25-3) vs Loyola (23-4) Game Preview

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Why Drake Will Win

The Bulldogs managed to slip by Missouri State to get to the final of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament despite coming up with one of its worst three-point shooting days of the season from three.

They made just 19% from the outside, had to fight to keep up, and survived by hitting almost everything from the free throw line and by not giving the Bears anything to work with.

Drake turned the ball over just twice.

This is one of the nation’s best shooting teams, it’s great on the boards, and it only screws up and turned it over 11 times per game. However …

Why Loyola Will Win

To beat this Rambler team, everything has to go right and the offense has to be clicking.  That’s not Drake at the moment.

It hasn’t been shooting quite as well as it usually does, struggling mightily from three for the last two games and going off and on for the last month. The Ramblers can keep that trend going down.

Loyola won the first game between the two 81-54 when the defense clamped down from the outside, and it lost 51-50 in overtime in the rematch when its own offense struggled. Drake made just 6-of-32 threes in the two games and …

What’s Going To Happen

Expect that to continue.

Loyola hasn’t allowed 60 points in any of its last 16 games, it spent the last three – all against Southern Illinois – winning in a variety of ways even when the outside shooting wasn’t there, and intensity to win the conference title will bring out the what this D can do that much more.

Drake vs Loyola Prediction, Line

Loyola 71, Drake 58
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Line: Loyola -6.5, o/u: 132.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Drake vs Loyola Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Drake Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers prediction and college basketball game preview.

Drake Bulldogs vs Loyola Ramblers prediction and college basketball game preview.

Drake vs Loyola Broadcast

Date: Sunday, February 14
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: The Knapp Center, Des Moines, IA
Network: ESPN2

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Drake (19-2) vs Loyola (18-3) Game Preview

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Why Drake Will Win

Drake is better than that.

The Bulldog defense that was so good all year and so strong at forcing turnovers got boatraced in the second half of the 81-54 home loss to the Ramblers.

Loyola isn’t hitting 46% from three for the second straight day. The Rambler offense might be terrific, but it’s inconsistent from the outside and the team isn’t nearly as good on the boards as it was in the first meeting.

Here’s the adjustment. Drake starts rebounding again – it’s normally among the best teams in the country on the glass and was -10 against Loyola – and the extra passes have to be there to keep up because …

Why Loyola Will Win

Loyola is outstanding from the field.

It might be hit-or-miss from three, but it’s among the best teams in the nation at shooting making 52% from the field on the year and killing Drake at a 64% clip on Saturday.

The offense was moving it around quickly, the defense was generating a slew of easy points, and once the run started – the Ramblers were down three at halftime – Drake couldn’t keep up.

As good as the Bulldogs have been all season, they were exposed a bit by Valparaiso last weekend, and now the shooting is off. Loyola won’t make the mistakes to help the struggling Drake O.

What’s Going To Happen

It won’t be quite so ugly, but Loyola isn’t slowing down – here comes its tenth double-digit win in 11 games.

The shooting won’t be quite as hot, and Drake won’t fall flat as the game goes on again, but the Rambler D get by despite seeing its streak of 11 straight games not allowing 60 points stop.

Drake vs Loyola Prediction, Line

Loyola 71, Drake 61
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COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3.5

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