Bellarmine vs Loyola Marymount 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Loyola Marymount Lions (6-5) vs. Bellarmine Knights (6-7)
December 21, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Bellarmine Knights +3.5 / Loyola Marymount Lions -3.5; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Loyola Marymount Lions and the Bellarmine Knights meet in college basketball action from Freedom Hall on Tuesday night.
The Loyola Marymount Lions will look to rebound from a 68-63 loss to Nevada last time out. Eli Scott has a team-high 16.5 PPG and 6.9 RPG to lead the Lions in scoring and rebounding while also posting a team-high 3.4 APG as well this season. Joe Quintana has 13.9 PPG while Dameane Douglas has 11.2 PPG with 5.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for LMU so far this season. Keli Leaupepe has 9 PPG and 4.7 RPG as well this season for the Lions. As a team, Loyola Marymount is averaging 68.5 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 74.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.6 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
The Bellarmine Knights will try to build on a 77-68 road win over Miami-Ohio last time out. Dylan Penn leads the Knights in scoring and assists with 16 PPG and 5.6 APG along with 4.8 RPG while CJ Fleming has 11.6 PPG with 3.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Bellarmine up to this point in the year. Curt Hopf has 8.2 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Juston Betz has a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Knights on the glass this season. As a team, Bellarmine is averaging 70.5 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 71.9% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 42.6% shooting from three and 32.8% from three this season.
Loyola Marymount is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games and 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 Tuesday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning home record. Bellarmine is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win.
I get the allure of a home dog, but Bellarmine hasn’t really proven anything at home this season by taking on four unlined opponents. Loyola Marymount’s taken on some tough opposition as of late and I just think they’re the better team playing better ball right now. Give me LMU laying the points in this one.
