Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton prediction: Dayton favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/16/2026]

Dayton will square off with Loyola Chicago in men's college basketball action at UD Arena on Friday, commencing at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Dayton as the most likely winner of the Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton game.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Loyola Chicago and Dayton 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Dayton a 94% chance of defeating Loyola Chicago. Our predicted final score has Dayton winning 81-64.

According to our model, Dayton (-16.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: