Loyola Maryland at Northwestern

Loyola MD will face off with Northwestern in the first ever meeting between the two schools. Northwestern is off to a fast start standing at 8-3. Loyola will come in with a respectful 5-4 mark. We question the validity of this line, and it is a direct result of Northwestern's win over Utah by over 30. Let's look at some other Northwestern wins. Wheaton College at home by 1. N. Fla at home by 1. PR Mayaguez by 7. W. Michigan at home by 2 in OT. Certainly the rcord is there at 8-3, but we don't see a team that warrants an 8 point spread at home in this game. Loyola will have the best player on the court in Gerald Brown who averages 21.7 ppg, and two other double digit scorers. The wildcard in this one for Loyola is Omari Israel as he scored 11 and pulled down 6 rebounds in his first game of the year. This gives Loyola a fourth scoring option, and we see a tight game, and will take the 8.