Overview of the game
The Loyola Marymount Lions will be traveling to the McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday night at 11 pm to take on the second-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs in a NCAAB West Coast Conference game. The Lions are coming off an 83-51 home loss to the Saint Mary’s Gaels on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off a 78-62 home win over the San Francisco Dons last Thursday.
Last games records
The last time these teams played was February of last year when the Bulldogs handled the Lions with a final score of 86-69.
Matchup Information
- Time/Day: January 27th, 2022 / 11:00 PM EST
- Location of the game: Gonzaga University; 801 N. Cincinnati Street; Spokane, Washington
- Stadium: McCarthey Athletic Center
Betting Analysis for Loyola Marymount vs Gonzaga.
The Lions have been keeping their head above water as they are currently 9-8 (2-3) but need to improve inside of the conference as those are critical games that can decide their season. The Bulldogs are dominating so far as they are 15-2 (4-0) and sitting atop the West Coast Conference standings. Gonzaga is looking like a legitimate threat to cut the nets and win the National Championship this season with the players on their roster.
Team Updates
Both teams are entering this game with an injury report as the Loyola Marymount Lions have junior guard Dameane Douglas (ankle) ruled out for the season, and that is a bigger blow than you would think since he is third in scoring for the Lions with 10.8 points as well as adding a steal per game in 24.5 minutes. For the Gonzaga Bulldogs, freshman forward Kaden Perry (back) is questionable for this game, while sophomore guard Dominick Harris (foot) is yet to appear in a game this season.
- Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games vs a team with a winning record.
- Lions are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
- Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last five games vs a team with a winning percentage over .600
- Bulldogs are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four games.
- Bulldogs are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games as a home favorite
- Bulldogs are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games vs a team with a winning record
Loyola Marymount vs Gonzaga Betting Predictions
This is not expected to be a very competitive ball game if the spread has anything to do with it as the Gonzaga Bulldogs are currently being listed as 28.5 point home favorites in this game. It makes sense as the Bulldogs have been one of the best offensive teams in collegiate basketball as in their four January games thus far, they are averaging 105 points per game.
Compare that to the Lions scoring 67.8 points in their previous four games as well and you can see the difference right there. Junior forward Drew Timme has been playing incredibly well as of late as in his last three games he is averaging 28.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, three assists, and one block during that stretch. Loyola Marymount is going to need senior guard Eli Scott to step up as he is averaging 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, five assists, and 0.7 steals in seven road games this season on 49.4 percent shooting. This feels like a major blowout so go with the Gonzaga Bulldogs to continue covering the spread pretty easily.
How to Bet on Loyola Marymount vs Gonzaga
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are one of the best programs in the entire country and are playing just like it. They are scoring 90.2 points per game, which is the best in Division 1 Basketball while the Lions are 225th with 68.4 points per game. That considerable dropoff is going to be the main difference in this game.
Gonzaga has been winning by an average score of 30.7 points in their previous six games. Loyola Marymount has been giving up 81.5 points in their last two games while Gonzaga’s defense is allowing 75 points in their previous five games. However, the scoring ability is going to control this game with Timme leading the way after scoring 23 points in his last game. All in all, go with the Gonzaga Bulldogs to cover the spread as it seems to be the logical pick.
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