Loyola Marymount vs St. Mary’s Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/9/23
St. Mary's Gaels (21-4) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (16-9)
February 9, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Loyola Marymount Lions +8 / St. Mary's Gaels -8; Over/Under: +132.5
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The Saint Mary’s Gaels 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 Saint Mary’s Gaels Betting Preview
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are averaging 70.4 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 58.2 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Aidan Mahaney is averaging 15 points and 1.8 assists, while Mitchell Saxen is averaging 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds. Alex Ducas is the third double-digit scorer and Logan Johnson is dishing 3.7 assists. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 64.5 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.
The Loyola Marymount Lions Betting Preview
The Loyola Marymount Lions are averaging 75.8 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Cam Shelton is averaging 19.3 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Keli Leaupepe is averaging 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Jalin Anderson is the third double-digit scorer and Alex Merkviladze is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Loyola Marymount Lions are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola Marymount Lions are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
St. Mary’s vs Loyola Marymount Trends
The Gaels are 10-4-2 ATS in their last 16 road games and 10-4-2 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Lions are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The under is 5-1 in Gaels last 6 road games. The over is 22-10-1 in Lions last 33 overall. The road team is 20-6-1 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The St. Mary’s Gaels are obviously the better team and have the ability to blow the doors off, but let’s not act like Loyola Marymount is a pushover. Loyola Marymount has been solid all year, gets after it at home and loses in the underdog role by an average of 2.5 points. This should be a packed house for the Lions. Give me Loyola Marymount and the points.
