Loyola Marymount vs Portland Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/26/23
Portland Pilots (11-11) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (14-7)
January 26, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Loyola Marymount Lions -6.5 / Portland Pilots +6.5; Over/Under: +151.5
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The Portland Pilots and Loyola Marymount Lions meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Gersten Pavilion. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Portland Pilots Betting Preview
The Portland Pilots are averaging 77.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 76.9 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Moses Wood is averaging 14.8 points and 6 rebounds, while Tyler Robertson is averaging 14.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. Kristian Sjolund is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Meadows is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Portland Pilots are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Pilots are allowing 37.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.
The Loyola Marymount Lions Betting Preview
The Loyola Marymount Lions are averaging 75.8 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.4 points on 44 percent shooting. Cam Shelton is averaging 18.9 points and 6 rebounds, while Keli Leaupepe is averaging 14.2 points and 6.9 rebounds. Jalin Anderson is the third double-digit scorer and Justin Ahrens is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Loyola Marymount Lions are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 67.5 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola Marymount Lions are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
Portland vs Loyola Marymount Trends
The Pilots are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games. The Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Pilots last 4 overall. The over is 20-9 in Lions last 29 overall. The favorite is 7-2-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Portland Pilots are in terrible form right now, as they’re not playing a lick of defense, and they’re losing their last 5 games by an average of 11.4 points. Don’t expect things to change, with Portland losing its last 5 games by an average of 18.1 points. The Loyola Marymount Lions win at home by an average of 13.1 points. I’ll lay the chalk.
