UMass is coming into this game with an 11-5 record this season but they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games with both of those losses coming on the road and they are only 2-2 in the conference as well with both wins coming at home. They are coming off of a 12 point loss on the road against Rhode Island in their last game and they have been awful on the road this season as they have lost all 3 of their road games. They are going up against a Loyola Chicago team that is 11-6 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. Loyola Chicago was awful last season as they took a step back in Valentine's 2nd season as head coach but they are much improved this season with their record in non-conference games and are also 3-1 in the conference to start. They have won 5 of their last 6 games with their only loss in that span coming by 2 points against Richmond. They have been a very dominant team at home this season as they have won 7 of their last 8 games there with a majority of those wins coming by 10+ points. They did lose their last game at home by 2 points against Richmond but they bounced back in their last game with a road win against Saint Joseph's and they will be hungry to have a better performance at home here. Loyola Chicago is focused on having a good season after the year they had last season and they have been dominant at home this year while UMass has struggled a lot on the road in their few games this season. Loyola Chicago will cover the spread in this game.