AMEDEUS' CBB NIT HARDWOOD HAMMER!

Handicapper

Amedeus Mastrangelo

League

NCAAB

Competition

Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago

Release Date

04/01/2025 11:01 AM

Event Date

04/01/2025 09:47 PM

Bet Type

Point Spread

Pick

Chattanooga +2.5 (-110) (Consensus Line)

Outcome

Win

Analysis

Chattanooga is coming into this game with a 27-9 record this season and they were 15-3 in their conference. They have been on fire in their recent games as they have won their last 3 straight as well as 15 of their last 16 games, and their 1 loss in that span was a close loss by 3 points in OT. They lost that game to Furman in their conference tournament and that was tough for them since they were the best team in their conference this season and should have been in the NCAA Tournament, but they have played very well in this tournament instead and will be hungry to take home some kind of trophy this year. They have had a tough schedule in this tournament as well, playing 2 of their 3 games on the road and against some tough opponents. They opened the tournament with a 109-103 win on the road in triple OT against Middle Tennessee, and they followed that up with a dominant win at home against Dayton 87-72. Now they are coming off of a 67-65 win on the road against a good Bradley team in their last game. This game is going to be at a neutral location now, but they have already beaten a better A10 team in this tournament and will be looking to do the same here. They are going up against a Loyola IL team that is 25-11 this season and they were 12-6 in their conference. They have been playing well recently as they have won their last 3 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games. They also had a tough schedule in this tournament as they played 2 of their 3 games on the road, beating a good San Francisco team 77-76, but they also struggled against a bad San Jose State team as they won 73-70. Now they are coming off of a 72-62 win at home against Kent State, but now they are playing at a neutral location and Loyola IL is 1-5 straight up in those games this season. Chattanooga has been a much better shooting team all season, specifically from the free throw line as well as from 3, and that is going to be the difference in this game. Chattanooga will cover the spread in this game.