Santa Clara vs Loyola Marymount Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/11/23
Loyola Marymount Lions (17-9) vs. Santa Clara Broncos (18-8)
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Santa Clara Broncos -3.5 / Loyola Marymount Lions +3.5 ; Over/Under: 150
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The Loyola Marymount Lions and the Santa Clara Broncos meet Saturday in college basketball action from Leavey Center. LMU comes into this matchup after a Thursday game versus Saint Mary’s. In that one the Lions managed an upset victory in overtime. As for Santa Clara, they played San Diego on Thursday. The Broncos ended up winning that game by five points. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Loyola Marymount Lions
Loyola Marymount posted a pretty good run over their first 18 games, going 12-6 overall. The Lions hit a 4-3 stretch in the next seven, beating San Diego, Gonzaga, Portland and Pepperdine with losses to Saint Mary’s, BYU and San Diego otherwise.
In the Saint Mary’s matchup on Thursday, the Lions came back from a 30-23 halftime deficit to force overtime. After 15 points in the extra period, LMU came away with a 78-74 win. Cameron Shelton was tops on 31 points and five rebounds.
Santa Clara Broncos
Over on the Santa Clara side, they were 14-4 at the 18-game mark this season. The Broncos hit a 3-4 run over the next seven with losses to Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, Pacific and Gonzaga again. The wins came versus Pacific, BYU and San Francisco.
On Thursday versus San Diego, Santa Clara faced a 40-31 deficit at the half. The Broncos rallied on a 49-35 second-half run and took the win 80-75. Brandin Podziemski was the team’s top scorer on 20 points and nine rebounds.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stick with Santa Clara here. This one’s tricky though, and it should be a fun matchup. The Broncos have rebounded well from their three-game losing streak earlier this month, and they’ve notched a combined 163 points in their last two outings. LMU is rolling right along as well; they’ve hit 68 or more points in six of their last seven games. The Lions are fresh off an excellent win over a great Saint Mary’s team so it may be tough to avoid the proverbial hangover in a road game two days later. That said, this one could easily go either way. Should be a good game.
