The Portland Pilots and the Loyola Marymount Lions meet in college basketball action from the Gersten Pavilion on Monday afternoon.
The Portland Pilots will look to build on an 82-63 road win over Pepperdine in their last game. Chris Austin leads the Pilots in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Tyler Robertson’s got 14.4 PPG with team-highs of 6.4 RPG and 3.9 APG to lead the Pilots on the glass and in the assist department this season. Moses Wood has 14.2 PPG with 6.1 RPG and Mike Meadows has 10.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.7 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Portland so far this season. As a team, Portland is averaging 74.6 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 81.1% from the foul line while allowing 71.4 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
The Loyola Marymount Lions will try to bounce back from a 70-65 loss to San Diego in their last matchup. Eli Scott has a team-high 17 PPG and 6.5 RPG to lead the Lions in scoring and rebounding while also posting a team-high 3.5 APG as well this season. Joe Quintana has 13.4 PPG while Dameane Douglas has 11.8 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for LMU so far this season. Keli Leaupepe has 9.1 PPG and 4.9 RPG as well this season for the Lions. As a team, Loyola Marymount is averaging 68.8 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 73% from the foul line while allowing 70.7 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
Portland is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Loyola Marymount is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
I get why you could make the argument for LMU at home, but I’m not jumping at the chance to lay double-digits with the Lions if I’m being 100% honest. Simple enough, the Lions haven’t been good enough to warrant this line even if the majority of their games have been on the road as of late. Portland’s been playing a bit better as of late and are worth taking a stab at at this number. Give me the Pilots and the points.