Loyola Marymount vs St. Mary’s 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
St. Mary's Gaels (14-4) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (9-7)
January 22, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Loyola Marymount Lions +7 / St. Mary's Gaels -7; Over/Under: +127
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The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Loyola Marymount Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Gersten Pavilion. The Saint Mary’s Gaels look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Loyola Marymount Lions look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are averaging 68.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 58.4 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Matthias Tass is averaging 12.4 points and 2.3 assists while Tommy Kuhse is averaging 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds. Logan Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Alex Ducas is dishing 0.8 assists. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free thitem line. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Loyola Marymount Lions are averaging 69.9 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 70.5 points on 44 percent shooting. Eli Scott is averaging 17.4 points and 6.9 rebounds, while Joe Quintana is averaging 13.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. Dameane Douglas is the third double-digit scorer and Keli Leaupepe is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Loyola Marymount Lions are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola Marymount Lions are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.7 rebounds per game.
The Gaels are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lions are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The over is 3-1-1 in Gaels last 5 overall. The under is 6-2 in Lions last 8 overall. The road team is 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are comfortably the better team here and are starting to heat up where they’re winning their last five games by an average of 11.6 points. The Loyola Marymount Lions are 2-5 against the spread at home, and they lose by an average of 9.2 points in the underdog role. I need more points to consider the Loyola Marymount Lions in this spot. Give me the Gaels and the reasonable chalk.
