Saturday's contest at Chiles Center has the Loyola Marymount Lions (12-17, 5-10 WCC) going head to head against the Portland Pilots (10-20, 4-11 WCC) at 8:00 PM ET on March 2. Our computer prediction projects a 77-70 win for Loyola Marymount, who are favored by our model. Based on our computer prediction, Loyola Marymount is projected to cover the spread (4.5) against Portland. The two teams are projected to exceed the 146.5 total.
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Loyola Marymount vs. Portland Odds
Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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Loyola Marymount | -4.5 | 146.5 | -110 | -110 | -182 | +150 |
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Loyola Marymount vs. Portland Prediction
- Prediction: Loyola Marymount 77, Portland 70
Loyola Marymount Betting Info
- The Lions have seven wins against the spread in 15 conference games this season.
- There have been nine Lions conference games (out of 15) that hit the over this season.
- This season, the Lions have won nine out of the 16 games, or 56.2%, in which they've been moneyline favorites.
- Loyola Marymount has a record of 9-3, a 75% win rate, when it's favored by -182 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- In 12 of 28 games this season, the Lions and their opponents have scored more than 146.5 points.
- Loyola Marymount's matchups this year have an average point total of 144.1, 2.4 fewer points than this game's over/under.
Loyola Marymount's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Dominick Harris | 24 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Alex Merkviladze | 28 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Will Johnston | 29 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 2.1 |
Justin Wright | 28 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Justice Hill | 21 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
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Portland Betting Info
- The Pilots' WCC record against the spread is 7-8-0.
- Out of 15 Pilots WCC games so far this season, seven have hit the over.
- The Pilots have been victorious in three, or 16.7%, of the 18 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This year, Portland has won one of 13 games when listed as at least +150 or better on the moneyline.
- Pilots games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 146.5 points in 16 of 26 outings.
- Portland's games this year have had a 152.7-point total on average, 6.2 more points than this matchup's over/under.
Portland's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Tyler Robertson | 30 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Vukasin Masic | 29 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 1.6 |
Tyler Harris | 22 | 12 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Alimamy Koroma | 12 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams | 12 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Loyola Marymount vs. Portland Scoring Insights
- The 72.9 points the Lions average are 7.8 fewer than the Pilots allow.
- When Loyola Marymount scores more than 80.7, it is 6-0 versus the spread and 7-0 overall.
- When Portland allows fewer than 72.9 points, it is 7-0 versus the spread and 6-3 overall.
- The Pilots post only 0.8 more points per game (72) than the Lions concede (71.2).
- Portland has a 8-3 ATS record and 9-5 overall record when scoring more than 71.2 points.
- Loyola Marymount has an ATS mark of 11-4 (and is 11-5 overall) when conceding less than 72 points.
- The Lions have posted 48 more points than their opponents this season (1.7 per game), while the Pilots have been outscored by 259 (8.7 per game).
Loyola Marymount vs. Portland Rankings
Loyola Marymount Rank | Loyola Marymount AVG | Portland AVG | Portland Rank | |
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207th | 72.9 | Points Scored | 72 | 239th |
155th | 71.2 | Points Allowed | 80.7 | 355th |
185th | 35.3 | Rebounds | 33.8 | 271st |
157th | 8.9 | Off. Rebounds | 6.6 | 335th |
77th | 8.5 | 3pt Made | 8.6 | 67th |
290th | 11.8 | Assists | 13.3 | 158th |
85th | 10.3 | Turnovers | 12 | 250th |
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