Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - A-10 Tournament
12 March 2026

The No. 6 seed Davidson Wildcats (19-12, 10-8 A-10) and the No. 14 seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers (9-23, 4-14 A-10) will look to advance in the A-10 tournament on Thursday as they meet in the conference tournament at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA. Davidson is listed as a 5.5-point favorite to win this contest and advance closer to an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup's over/under is 132.5.
Davidson won its last matchup 68-63 against Saint Bonaventure on Saturday. In Davidson's win, Sam Brown led the way with a team-high 15 points (adding four rebounds and three assists). Loyola Chicago's last outing on Wednesday ended in a 75-67 victory over Richmond. Joshua Ola-Joseph totaled 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Loyola Chicago.
Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Spread favorite: Davidson -5.5
- Moneyline favorite: Davidson -254
- Moneyline underdog: Loyola Chicago +203
- Over/Under: 132.5 points
How to watch Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago
Betting the Over/Under: Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago
- This season, 15 of Davidson's 29 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 132.5 points.
- In Loyola Chicago's 32 games this season, 23 finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 132.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 139.4 points per game, 6.9 points more than the total of 132.5 for this matchup.
- This game's point total is 11.2 less than the 143.7 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
- Davidson has seen a 140.0 average over/under in its games this season, 7.5 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this contest is 10.7 points lower than the average over/under in Loyola Chicago's games this season of 143.2.
Betting the Spread: Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago
- Against the spread, Davidson is 14-15-0 this year.
- This season, the Wildcats have an ATS record of 3-3 in their six games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
- Loyola Chicago is 12-20-0 against the spread this year.
- So far this season, the Ramblers have been installed as underdogs by a 5.5-point margin or more 18 times and are 8-10 ATS in those matchups.
- Davidson is 6-10 against the spread, and 9-7 overall, at home.
- Davidson is 3-3 ATS as a 5.5-point favorite or greater at home.
- Away from home, Loyola Chicago is 4-6 against the spread, and 1-9 overall.
Betting the Moneyline: Davidson vs. Loyola Chicago
- Davidson has won 10, or 66.7%, of the 15 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Wildcats have entered five games this season favored by -254 or more, and won each of those games.
- Davidson has a 71.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Loyola Chicago has won in five, or 21.7%, of the 23 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- This season, the Ramblers have been victorious three times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +203 or worse on the moneyline.
- Loyola Chicago has an implied victory probability of 33% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
