Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago: NIT Semifinal Picks For April 1, 2025
Chattanooga and Loyola Chicago clash in a NIT semifinal game on Tuesday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago battling in a NIT semifinal matchup in Indianapolis, IN!
Here’s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this NIT semifinal game tipping off at 9:00PM ET on April 1, 2025!
Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago Game Details
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
Broadcast: ESPN2
Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Spread: Loyola Chicago -2.5 | Total: 148.5
Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago Betting Preview
Chattanooga and Chicago are both within, “Hey, let’s make a roadtrip” distance of Indianapolis, so we should have a nice crowd on hand for this one.
With the other two semifinal participants coming from Texas and California, fans of the Ramblers and Mocs should be able to create some juice inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Both teams have been sending bettors to the cashier’s window over the last two months.
Since the end of January, Chattanooga is 13-3 against the spread and Loyola is 14-3 against the number. Both teams are top-40 in the country in Erik Haslam’s Momentum metric and have been playing very good basketball lately.
Loyola’s only loss over the last month came against VCU in the AAC Tournament, and the Ramblers had a lead in that game with five minutes remaining.
This game will likely be decided by how many three-pointers Chattanooga can knock down. The Mocs are top-50 in the country in three-point shot attempts, and over 36-percent of their points are generated from the three-point line.
It’s hard to criticize a team that is 15-1 in its last 16 games, but we have some concerns about Chattanooga if those shots are not falling. The two key metrics when evaluating shot volume are offensive rebounds and turnovers.
Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago Predictions
If your shots are not falling, can you generate second-chance opportunities through offensive rebounds or forcing turnovers?
Well, the Mocs are No. 311 in offensive rebounding rate and they were at the bottom of the SoCon in forcing turnovers. Dan Earl is a fantastic coach and he’s clearly found a formula that works for his team.
If the three-pointers are falling, the Mocs can hang with anyone. But in the bright lights of a stand-alone national TV game, we’re struggling to back a defense that is outside the top-200 in defensive efficiency, effective field goal shooting allowed and forcing turnovers.
The Ramblers play in the better conference, and we trust Drew Valentine’s defense to have the necessary gameplan in place.
Chattanooga vs Loyola Chicago Prediction: Loyola Chicago -2.5
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