Acrisure Arena · Neutral site
#143SJSUSan José St
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#113LUCLoyola Chicago
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Season records: San José St and Loyola Chicago
SJSUThis seasonLUC
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects LUC 74–72 · win probability LUC 57%
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model 145.5
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: LUC has more of the edges

SJSU 2, LUC 3 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
SJSUBig
Turnovers
Turnover rate: SJSU 15.1%, LUC 19.8%. Forced: SJSU 17.4%, LUC 12.9%
LUCBig
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: SJSU 29.3%, LUC 30.5%. Defensive: SJSU 63.5%, LUC 70.3%
SJSUBig
Three-pointers
SJSU hits 35.3% and allows 36.0%; LUC hits 31.7% and allows 36.8%. Threes are 38.3% and 47.7% of their shots
LUCSmall
Shooting
Effective FG%: SJSU 49.7 and allows 57.1; LUC 49.8 and allows 52.0
LUCSmall
SJSU offense vs LUC defense
Offense 141st of 366 against a defense 90th, on the model’s ratings
Even
Free throws
Free throw rate: SJSU 33.4, LUC 34.8. Allowed: SJSU 35.4, LUC 33.6
Context
Schedule so far
SJSU has played the 85th-hardest schedule, LUC the 112th. A record against a soft schedule means less
Even
LUC offense vs SJSU defense
Offense 132nd of 366 against a defense 151st, on the model’s ratings
Context
Neutral floor
No home court: the model takes it out of the line
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: SJSU 24%, LUC 22%. Transfers in: SJSU 6, LUC 9. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Context
Tempo
About 66 possessions: SJSU plays 66.0 a game (315th fastest), LUC 66.1 (309th). Faster games mean more points

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Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—LUC -1.9—
Total—145.5—
Projected score—SJSU 71.8 · LUC 73.7

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadLUC -1.0—
1H total68.0—
1H projected scoreSJSU 33.5 · LUC 34.5—

Loyola Chicago has the better starters

Position by position: San José St 0, Loyola Chicago 1, even 4
San José StBetterLoyola Chicago
G P. Goodarzi8.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.9 ast Score 35
LUCSmall
G D. Hand TR12.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.3 ast Score 58
G J. Hannah7.5 pts · 1 reb · 0.5 ast Not ranked
No call
G D. Nessah TR15.8 pts · 6.3 reb · 2.4 ast Score 91
F Z. Eddine Bedri TR12.8 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.2 ast Not ranked
No call
G R. Agarwal TR5.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.8 ast Score 26
F R. Vaihola TR5 pts · 7.6 reb · 1.4 ast Not ranked
No call
F E. Ricks TR7.3 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 ast Score 53
F M. Cook TR7.5 pts · 4 reb · 1.5 ast Score 61
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F X. Amos11.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 0.7 ast Score 65
San José StBetterLoyola Chicago
SJSU offense141st of 366 · -4.3
Even
LUC defense90th of 366 · -0.2
SJSU defense151st of 366 · -3.3
Even
LUC offense132nd of 366 · -3.9
Backcourt-1.8 · 2 players
LUCSmall
Backcourt+0.8 · 3 players
Frontcourt+2.3 · 3 players
SJSUSmall
Frontcourt+0.4 · 2 players
Bench+1.4 · 3 players
Even
Bench+0.6 · 5 players
Score, worst to bestSJSU betterLUC betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
San José St
Guards
P. Goodarzi26 minJ. Hannah22 minM. Mason20 min · TRJ. Chammaa17 min · TRR. GreenNewC. KruegerNew
Forwards
Z. Eddine Bedri24 min · TRR. Vaihola21 min · TRM. Cook21 min · TRK. Martin8 min · TRL. HowardNew
Centers
M. Dau NyangolNew
Loyola Chicago
Guards
D. Hand31 min · TRD. Nessah28 min · TRR. Agarwal22 min · TRN. Anderson17 minJ. Dawson10 min · TRC. Jeffrey8 min · TR
Forwards
E. Ricks27 min · TRX. Amos26 minE. Rapieque15 min · TRA. WingNew
Centers
J. Schofield17 min · TRM. Diallo7 min · TRR. KreagerNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
SJSULUC
Scoring
70.8 #269Points per game66.8 #337
1.07 #203Points per possession1.01 #313
66.0 #315Pace (possessions)66.1 #309
Shooting
49.7 #255Effective FG%49.8 #246
35.3 #973-point %31.7 #296
38.3 #2043-point attempt rate47.7 #27
33.4 #225Free throw rate34.8 #188
Possessions
15.1 #77Turnover rate19.8 #343
29.3 #225Offensive rebound rate30.5 #179
10.3 #353Assists per game13.9 #151
Defense
79.2 #305Points allowed75.8 #212
1.20 #359Points allowed per possession1.14 #315
57.1 #359Opponent effective FG%52.0 #214
36.0 #305Opponent 3-point %36.8 #342
17.4 #123Turnovers forced12.9 #357
63.5 #354Defensive rebound rate70.3 #146
5.8 #259Steals per game4.1 #363
2.2 #333Blocks per game3.8 #101

San José St

8-24 in 2025-26 overall · 4-18 in conference · Mountain West Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs New Mexico77–93
  • Wvs Boise St84–74
  • Lvs Wyoming78–88
  • L@ Fresno St68–82
  • Lvs Colorado St73–85

A week or more of rest.

Loyola Chicago

9-24 in 2025-26 overall · 5-15 in conference · Atlantic 10 Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Davidson59–64
  • Wvs Richmond75–67
  • Wvs G Washington68–62
  • L@ Saint Louis65–79
  • Wvs Richmond69–66

A week or more of rest.