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Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Bears vs Ramblers CBB Odds
Looking for Missouri State Bears vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers NCAA basketball free picks & CBB odds? CBB betting sees the Bears taking on the Ramblers on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Joseph J. Gentile Center, Chicago, Illinois. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all college basketball matchups all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily NCAA hoops predictions like this Bears Ramblers matchup.
14-12 (4-8 A) Missouri State Bears vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 16-10 (11-3 H)
Date: Sunday, February 17th, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Venue: Joseph J. Gentile Center, Chicago, Illinois
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: Loyola -6.5
CBB Betting Total: 122½
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The Ramblers of Loyola-Chicago remains the top-seed within the Missouri Valley Conference at this critical point in the season. However, they will face a team in the Missouri State Bears that also have aspirations of increasing their conference positioning with a huge win over the Ramblers on the road.
The Bears have won three straight games along with six of their last seen games, overall. Also, they handed the Ramblers one of their most lop-sided losses on the season in their last meeting.
Missouri State Bears
And while the Bears have been able to go on a confidence-building run lately, their offense continue to struggle scoring as they have not reached the 70 point mark in their last six outings. And despite shooting 53% from the floor in their last outing versus the Evansville Purple Aces (9-12 3FG), they could only managed 68 points in the much-needed conference win.
Leading scorer Keandre Cook (13 ppg) has struggled in their last two outings in posting single digits, including 9 in his last outing. However, Tulio Da Silva (15 ppg, 7 rebs) has stepped up immensely as he led the team with his second straight 17 point night versus the Purple Aces.
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Nonetheless, the defense has been the tip of the spear in the success for the Bears this year. In all, they are allowing opponents just 68 points per game this season.
However, in their last six wins, the Bears have allowed an average of 57 points to opponents. Also, Missouri State has picked up wins in two of their last three road games.
Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
As stated, Loyola-Chicago must be able to pick up some wins moving forward as the race for the top seed within the Missouri Valley is beginning to heat up. The Ramblers were on a two-game win streak before running into the Bradley Braves, as they fell by seven points.
The Braves were able to outscore the Ramblers 39-28 in the second stanza en route to a victory as Darrell Brown connected on 3 three-pointers on the night while posting 21 points in the win for Bradley. Bradley allowed just 44% shooting for Loyola-Chicago while also forcing 13 turnovers.
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Cameron Krutwig (14 ppg, 8 rebs) recorded his third double-double in the last six games for the Ramblers in the loss with 13 points along with 12 rebounds. However, leading scorer Marquese Townes (15 ppg, 5 rebs) has also raised his level of play in averaging 19 points per game in their last six outings.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Under is 9-0 in MOSU last 9 road games.
- Under is 13-3 in MOSU last 16 overall.
- MOSU is 4-11 ATS in their last 15 road games.
- Under is 6-2 in L-IL last 8 Sun. games.
- L-IL is 23-8-1 ATS in their last 32 Sun. games.
- Under is 23-11 in L-IL last 34 overall.
Free Missouri State Bears vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers NCAAB Prediction:
After posting just 35 points in their last meeting versus the Bears, the Ramblers will be looking for a much better result in round two versus Missouri State. Of course, the Bears have one of the most stoutest defenses in the league (stat-wise), and will make it difficult for the Ramblers to get anything going.
However, the Ramblers have won five straight home games and have a knack for pulling out wins on their home court. In the end, the Ramblers by a 67-60 score.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Loyola-Chicago -6.5
While the offensive output for both teams have been awful lately, the Ramblers are shooting 49% on the year. And while they may struggle a bit versus the defense for the Bears, look for them to push the pace to pick up easy buckets in transition en route to a victory.
NCAAB Free Score Prediction: Missouri State 60 Loyola-Chicago 68
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