Pacific vs Loyola Marymount 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Loyola Marymount Lions will travel to the Alex G. Spanos Center to take on the Pacific Tigers this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Loyola Marymount Lions lost their 8^th straight game and dropped to 9-15 on the season after being defeated by the Santa Clara Broncos, 84-80, this past Thursday. Loyola Marymount struggled defensively against Santa Clara and could not fight all the way back after taking a 76-66 lead with 2:58 left in regulation. Loyola Marymount shot 46.4% from the field & 44.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Santa Clara to shoot 53.6% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Lions was Eli Scott who had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 block.

On the season, Loyola Marymount is averaging 68.6 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Lions are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 33.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Loyola Marymount has been led by Eli Scott (17.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.3 apg), Joe Quintana (12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg), Keli Leaupepe (9.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg), & Cam Shelton (8.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, Loyola Marymount is allowing their opponents to an average of 73.8 ppg on 47.4% shooting from the field. The Lions have a rebound margin of -1.7 and a turnover margin of -1.2.

The Pacific Tigers lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 7-18 on the season after being defeated by the San Diego Toreros, 60-54, this past Saturday. Pacific struggled on the offensive end against San Diego and could not fight back after the Toreros took a 55-50 lead with 1:44 left in regulation. Pacific shot 36.0% from the field & 27.8% from beyond the arc while allowing San Diego to shoot 39.0% from the field & 27.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for Tigers was Jeremiah Bailey who had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Pacific is averaging 65.0 ppg on 40.8% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 6.3 three-pointers per game on 31.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Pacific has been led by Alphonso Anderson (11.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.2 spg), Jeremiah Bailey (10.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.5 spg), Luke Avdalovic (10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg), Nick Blake (8.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg), & Pierre Crockrell II (7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Pacific is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of -1.5 and a turnover margin of 1.2.

The Lions are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 & 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Tigers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 & 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games following three or more consecutive road games.

Loyola Marymount has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Lions come into this game ranked 245^th in scoring offense, 290^th in scoring defense, & 339^th in defensive FG%. Pacific has also struggled on both ends of the court as the Tigers some into this game ranked 308^th in scoring offense, 317^th in FG%, & 212^th in scoring defense. Loyola Marymount is the better team, however, this is still a team that has just a 3-7 road record and as Pacific has played well at home as of late, winning their last two games against BYU & Pepperdine, I think the play here is to take the Tigers and the points. Good Luck!