It's not quite like the run Loyola Chicago went on in 2018 to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, but the Ramblers return to the semifinals of a marquee college basketball postseason tournament. Loyola Chicago plays Chattanooga in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday night. Loyola Chicago (25-11) is coming off a 72-62 win over Kent State on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Chattanooga (27-9) notched a 67-65 win over Bradley on Tuesday. Neither program has ever won an NIT championship.

Tipoff from Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. The Ramblers are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Chattanooga vs. Loyola Chicago odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 146.5. 

Before making any Loyola Chicago vs. Chattanooga picks, you won't want to miss the college basketball predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Bruce Marshall.

For years, the Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members.

Marshall enters this week on a 99-72-1 roll (+1894) over his last 172 college basketball picks. Anybody who's followed his picks could be WAY UP!

For Loyola Chicago vs. Chattanooga, Marshall is leaning Over on the total, and he also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see these picks before locking in any NIT picks of your own.

So who wins Loyola Chicago vs. Chattanooga, and which side of the spread should you back? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Chattanooga vs. Loyola Chicago spread you need to jump on, all from a red-hot college basketball expert that is on a 101-73-1 (+1984) run over his last 175 college hoops picks!