Loyola Marymount vs BYU Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23

The BYU Cougars and Loyola Marymount Lions meet Saturday in the college basketball WCC Tournament at the Orleans Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The BYU Cougars are averaging 75.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Fousseyni Traore is averaging 13.2 points and 8 rebounds, while Rudi Williams is averaging 12.7 points and 2.8 assists. Spencer Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Gideon George is dishing 1.3 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.

The Loyola Marymount Lions are averaging 75.7 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Cam Shelton is averaging 21.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Keli Leaupepe is averaging 13.4 points and 6.9 rebounds. Jalin Anderson is the third double-digit scorer and Alex Merkviladze is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Loyola Marymount Lions are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.3 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola Marymount Lions are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.

The Cougars are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win. The over is 7-3 in Cougars last 10 neutral site games. The over is 5-2-1 in Lions last 8 overall. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The BYU Cougars have been the better team this season, they have more playmakers, and they had an easier time against Loyola Marymount in the two meetings. Loyola Marymount is also losing its last 5 games by an average of 6.2 points, so despite the rest advantage, this isn’t a team playing great ball right now. Give me BYU.