Loyola Chicago is coming into this game with a 23-9 record this season and they finished the regular season with the best record in their conference at 15-3. They did not earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament since they fizzled out in their 1st round of the A10 Tournament with a 1 point loss in OT to St Bonaventure, but they are also going to be playing with a chip on their shoulder here considering how they were the better team in the A10 all season and lost in the same round as Dayton yet Loyola has been snubbed from the Big Dance and does not even get a home game here despite being a team that won their regular season conference. Even with their loss in the tournament, they have still been playing very well in their recent games as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 10 of their last 12 games. They also have a good defense that has been averaging 67.3 points allowed per game this season but they have been much better in their recent games as they have allowed under 60 points in 2 of their last 3 games. They are going up against a Bradley team that is 22-11 this season and was 13-7 in their conference. They ended up losing to Drake in their 2nd round of the conference tournament but even during the regular season, they only finished in 3rd place as they struggled against some of the better teams in their conference. They have also lost 2 of their last 3 games and their defense has not been as good in those, allowing 72+ points in 2 of their last 3 games. Loyola Chicago is going to get up for this game after being snubbed from the NCAA Tournament and they have the defense to keep this a close game and keep the Bradley offense at bay here. Loyola Chicago will cover the spread in this game.