Loyola Marymount vs BYU Prediction – Betting Preview
Sportsmemo college basketball analyst Kyle Kargel gives his awesome Loyola Marymount vs BYU predictions. The slugfest tips off at 11:00pm ET from the Gersten Pavillion. Both Loyola Marymount and BYU have notched double digit wins two games into West Coast Conference play, so these teams can flat-out play.
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Betting Odds For Loyola Marymount vs BYU
Thursday, January 5 | West Coast Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Loyola Marymount Lions (PK) vs BYU Cougars |
Total: | 144.5 Points |
Game Time: | 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT |
Arena: | Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA (Odds Above by DraftKings) |
TV: | ESPNU |
Loyola Marymount vs BYU Prediction – Take Some Betting Advice
Loyola Marymount University has come a long was since last season where they went 11-18 losing 11 of their last 13 games. They’ve already notched 11 wins this season sitting 11-5 and hosting 12-5 BYU tonight.
The Cougars are finally hitting their stride winning their past seven games including an 83-80 upset win over Creighton in which they were listed as 10-point underdogs.
BYU is a slight favorite going into their game at Loyola Marymount tonight but it’ll be a tough test with the Lions sitting 9-6 against the spread on the season.
Vastly Improved Loyola Marymount Team – They Can Still Score
Loyola Marymount has relied on their offense, specifically 3pt shooting to get them to the same amount of wins this season as they had all of last season. It’s always fun to make Loyola Marymount college basketball picks, because you’re almost always just rooting for them to hoist up shots and score. The Loyola Marymount vs BYU prediction is no different, just score baby!
They attempt 3pt shots at the 34th highest rate in the nation and 37.4% of their total points per game come from beyond the arch which is 33rd most in the nation.
Those shots get spread around as five different Lions players have made between 22-32 3pt attempts on the season. If this game gets close though it could be trouble for Loyola Marymount. They rank 312th in free throw shooting percentage.
Senior guard Cam Shelton leads the charge for the Lions scoring 18.3 ppg, 6 rpg and 4.4 apg while also adding 2.1 steals per game on defense.
This Lions defense forces opponents to play at the 15th fastest pace in the nation which is far off from the pace they play themselves on offense ranking 247th in average possession length.
Loyola Marymount vs BYU Prediction – Can The Cougars Rely On The Three Point Shot?
BYU will have no problem playing with pace on the offensive end as they rank 45th in average possession length on offense. They’re horrendous at taking care of the ball though ranking 346th in turnover percentage on offense and 345th in letting opponents steal the ball.
So Shelton could have a field day on the defensive end for Loyola Marymount. Leading scorer Rudi Williams has over three turnovers per game himself this season while averaging 12.9 ppg, 3.2 apg and 2.6 rpg.
Enter Fousseyni!
Forward Fousseyni Traore holds things down inside for the Cougars averaging 12.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg while averaging almost 60% shooting from the field.
What’s confusing about this team is that they shoot a lot of 3pt shots but they’re not good from range, ranking 286th nationally in 3pt shooting percentage.
The Cougars defense is one of the most underrated in the nation ranking 45th in adjusted defensive efficiency and holding opponents under 62 points in their last four games, all wins.
BYU is 8th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage, 51st in 2pt shooting percentage on defense and 32nd in block percentage.
Loyola Marymount vs BYU Prediction
I don’t trust Loyola Marymount’s free throw shooting if the game gets close but I also don’t trust relying on BYU’s 3pt shooting to get the win so we’re going to look at going over the total of 144.5 as our play with BYU ranking 50th in adjusted tempo and Loyola Marymount ranking 145h in a tight 75-73 win for BYU. Read for the Loyola Marymount vs BYU Prediction – coming at you with supersonic speed…
Prediction: Over 144.5 Points Scored.
Yep, the over, all day long. It’s the winning betting pick.
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