The Drake Bulldogs and Loyola Chicago Ramblers will square off in the 2022 Missouri Valley Tournament championship game on Sunday. The MVC Tournament is widely known as Arch Madness, and Loyola is looking to win its second straight title. The Ramblers have been crowned champions of the MVC Conference Tournament in two of the last four years. Drake, meanwhile, is looking for its first MVC Tournament title since 2008. You can stream the game on Paramount+.
Tipoff from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis is set for 2 p.m. ET. The Ramblers are five-point favorites in the latest Drake vs. Loyola odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 131.5. Sunday’s showdown can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Loyola vs. Drake
- Loyola vs. Drake date: Sunday, March 6
- Loyola vs. Drake time: 2 p.m. ET
- Loyola vs. Drake TV channel: CBS
- Loyola vs. Drake live stream: Paramount+
College basketball picks for Drake vs. Loyola
Before tuning into the Loyola vs. Drake game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $1,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
For Drake vs. Loyola Chicago, the model is projecting the game to go over the total. These teams combined for 159 points in Drake’s 83-76 win over Loyola on Feb. 19. Drake guard Tucker Devries was the main playmaker for the Bulldogs in that victory, recording 24 points, three rebounds and two assists. The freshman guard is coming off another strong showing in Drake’s overtime win over Missouri State on Saturday, finishing with 23 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Loyola is led by guard Lucas Williamson. The senior enters Sunday’s showdown averaging 13.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, both of which lead the team. Williamson scored 27 points when these two last met in February, and SportsLine’s model expects he’ll have another productive performance on Sunday. Plus, the total has gone over in four of the last five meetings between these two teams.
SportsLine’s model projects these teams to combine for 138 points, which helps the over hit in 70 percent of simulations.
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George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism