Loyola (MD) hosts Lafayette in conference matchup

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Lafayette Leopards (3-11, 0-1 Patriot League) at Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (4-10, 0-1 Patriot League)

Baltimore; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leopards -1.5; over/under is 153.5

BOTTOM LINE: Caleb Williams and Lafayette take on Jacob Theodosiou and Loyola (MD) in Patriot League action.

The Greyhounds are 3-2 on their home court. Loyola (MD) ranks fifth in the Patriot League with 21.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Theodosiou averaging 3.9.

The Leopards are 0-1 against Patriot League opponents. Lafayette ranks ninth in the Patriot League giving up 77.5 points while holding opponents to 45.7% shooting.

Loyola (MD) is shooting 44.8% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 45.7% Lafayette allows to opponents. Lafayette averages 70.7 points per game, 6.9 fewer points than the 77.6 Loyola (MD) gives up to opponents.

The Greyhounds and Leopards face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Theodosiou is shooting 45.9% and averaging 15.4 points for the Greyhounds. Jordan Stiemke is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Williams is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Leopards. Christian Humphrey is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Greyhounds: 2-8, averaging 76.4 points, 29.9 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.0 points per game.

Leopards: 2-8, averaging 69.7 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.