UL Monroe at Loyola Chicago

Loyola-Chicago has home court for Game 1 of the CBI Championship Series tonight. The Ramblers have won four straight, five of their last six home games, and nearly half (six of 13) of Loyola's losses this season came against ranked opponents. Louisiana-Monroe of the Sun Belt is in town, just 6-4 the last 10 games. The offense has been below average all season, 255th in scoring (64.3 points per game) and shooting 42.9% from the field. In all, Loyola has faced five of the 11 current members of the Sun Belt posting a 17-5 (.773) all-time record. Loyola-Chicago is one of the top teams in the nation in shooting, hitting at 47% as a team (35th). They are hot at the right time, on a 6-1 run. Loyola is on a 6-2 spread run, as well as 6-1 ATS in non-conference games. Play Loyola-Chicago.