Loyola Md has played good ball (with a few exceptions) all season. I see a ton of MAAC games (Fairfield guy here, in case you didn't know already) and I have seen Loyola torment my Stags and other teams countless times.
Both teams shoot until their fingers bleed, so don't expect defense, but Loyola does have the better 'D, and Loyola has two shooters that if hot (Cormier and Etherly) go lights out.
Nobody is disrespecting East Carolina, they play in that scrappy C-USA conference, but the feeling here is (even on the road) Loyola is 3 better. I'm getting 4, not to mention Loyola doesn't care if this is a mid week prep game, an exhibition game, or a CIT tourney game, Greyhounds just like to play.
Not going heavy on this one, East Carolina is a decent team, and something is bugging me, why did betonline.ag open this line at -1.5 while every other book had 3's and 3.5?
Very high total at 147, should go over, I'm taking the two baskets with Loyola in a game that smells like a buzzer beater.
Let's say Loyola 75- 72