Loyola Chicago vs. Santa Clara prediction: Santa Clara favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/20/2025]

Santa Clara will face Loyola Chicago in men's college basketball action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday, beginning at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Santa Clara as the most likely winner of the Loyola Chicago vs. Santa Clara game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Loyola Chicago and Santa Clara 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Santa Clara a 94% chance of defeating Loyola Chicago. Our predicted final score has Santa Clara winning 84-67.

According to our model, Santa Clara (-15.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Loyola Chicago vs. Santa Clara 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. Santa Clara picks and best bet

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

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Santa Clara -15.5 at the spread.

Loyola Chicago vs. Santa Clara game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball matchup between Santa Clara and Loyola Chicago at Kaiser Permanente Arena is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM ET.

• Who: Loyola Chicago vs. Santa Clara
• Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025
• Time: 5:00 PM ET/2:00PM PT
• Venue: Kaiser Permanente Arena

Conclusion

We predict Santa Clara, with a 94% win probability, will likely beat Loyola Chicago on Saturday.

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