Southern Utah at Loyola Chicago

Southern Utah is a strong rebounding and shot-blocking team with 6-9 freshman Tyler Rawson and 6-8 junior Casey Oliverson. As a team the Thunderbirds are shooting just under 50% on the year at 47.3 and are averaging 73.6 points per game. They hold a plus two rebounding margin over their opponents. They are protecting the paint by averaging 4.4 blocks per game, compared to their opponents 1.4 average. Southern Utah is on a 4-0 ATS run and the Thunderbirds are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games. They are a big dog to a Loyola-Chicago team that is home. Loyola-Chicago are winning games but not covering, on a 4-9 ATS run, plus 1-4 ATS at home and 4-14-1 ATS against a team with a losing record. This is more of an even game that oddsmakers think, so take the points on Southern Utah.