The Loyola Marymount Lions (13-7, 3-3 WCC) battle the No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-3, 5-0) Thursday. Tip from McCarthey Athletic Center is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Loyola Marymount vs. Gonzaga odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Lions took care of San Diego 98-84 Saturday, covering as 6.5-point home favorites. They are 2-2-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 5 games and 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 to improve to 11-7-1 ATS on the season. Loyola Marymount has struggled defensively, allowing a 43.94% opponents’ field goal percentage (228th in the nation).
Gonzaga throttled Portland 115-75 on Saturday, covering as a 18.5-point home favorite. It is 2-3 ATS in its last 5 games and 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 lined games, falling to 5-12-1 ATS for the season. The Bulldogs have the best offense in the country, ranking 1st in both points per game (86.9) and field goal percentage (51.73%).
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Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Loyola Marymount +725 (bet $100 to win $725) | Gonzaga -1500 (bet $1,500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Loyola Marymount +15.5 (-105) | Gonzaga -15.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 158.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga picks and predictions
Prediction
Gonzaga 87, Loyola Marymount 74
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on either team here.
Against the spread
PASS.
Although the Bulldogs are playing at home, where they are 8-0 this season, and are the clear favorite to win, 15.5 points is too high of a spread to be confident in.
Over/Under
BET OVER 158.5 (-105).
The Lions are 12-7 O/U and have played to the Over 4 times in their last 6 games. The Bulldogs are 10-8 O/U with the Over hitting 5 times in their last 8 lined games.
While Gonzaga has the top offense in the nation, its defense has struggled, allowing 73.1 points per game (275th). Loyola Marymount ranks 216th in the same category, allowing opponents to score an average of 70.6 points per game.
The Over is 10-1 in the Lions’ last 11 road games and 5-0 in the Bulldogs’ last 5 home games.
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