BYU Cougars vs Loyola Marymount Lions Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/10/2022

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 10, 2022

Venue:  Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  BYU -8, LMU +8; Over/Under:  139 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  BYU -8.5, LMU +8.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  BYU -8.5, LMU +8.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

BYU Cougars:  17-8 (6th place, WCC)

Loyola Marymount Lions:  9-12 (9th place, WCC)

 

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BYU Cougars:  1-5 last 5

Loyola Marymount Lions:  0-5 last 5

 

 

 

BYU is coming into this game with a 17-8 record overall and they are 4-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-5 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Portland Pilots but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Santa Clara Broncos, the Pacific Tigers, the San Francisco Dons, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their last game. Gideon George led the team in points in that game with 14 while Seneca Knight was next on the team with 13 points. Alex Barcello led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Caleb Lohner led the team in rebounds off the bench with 9. They were 29.6% from the field, 23.1% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 PPG against them. BYU has an ATS record of 10-13 this season and their O/U record is 12-11.

 

 

LMU is coming into this game with a 9-12 record overall and they are 5-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 10th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-7 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Pepperdine Waves but they have gone on a 5 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Saint Mary's Gaels, the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the San Diego Toreros, the Santa Clara Broncos, and Saint Mary's again in their last game. Eli Scott led the team in points in that game with 17 while Alex Merkviladze was next on the team with 14 points. Joe Quintana led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Scott led the team in rebounds with 11. They are 44.3% from the field, 32.1% from 3-point range, and 73% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 67.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.3 PPG against them. LMU has an ATS record of 7-13 this season and their O/U record is 10-10.

 

BYU is coming into this game on a 4 game losing streak. They have not had a bad season but they have hit a wall recently and cannot seem to get any wins in their recent games, even coming close in two of them but losing within 5 points in those games. Luckily for them, they are going up against a LMU team that has not been having a good season and they sit near the bottom of the conference. Not only do they have a losing record this season, but they have a losing record in their conference games and they are barely even at 5-5 in their home games. BYU has a good coach that believes in his team and they have been playing well for most of the year so they are bound to snap out of this funk sooner or later but they are not going to get a better team to do it against here so BYU should come away with a win here but they have not been the strongest on the road this season and this will likely be a closer game.

 

BYU Loyola Marymount Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 10, 2022 (11:00 pm ET start time) is BYU 74 LMU 71.

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BYU Cougars: 15-8 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 40-21 ATS as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 72-47 OVER when the total is 130 to 139.5.

Loyola Marymount Lions: 7-13 ATS in all games. 13-21 ATS in all home games. 10-2 OVER in a home game where the total is 130 to 139.5.

 

 

BYU Cougars:  T. Lucas (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. R. Harward (C) out for season - Heart injury. G. Baxter (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Loyola Marymount Lions:  D. Douglas (G) out for season - Ankle injury.

 

 

“Our belief in each other, which is being challenged ... I think that is the foundation of everything. Our enthusiasm and love for this game is important also. That’s what carries you through these moments. And the third thing, is our ability to write our own story. We get to write our own ending to this story. We can’t write the story that happened (Saturday against Gonzaga), it’s already done. We can’t write what happened the last 13 days before tonight, either. But we can write the next seven and the next one. Those three things combined is where we’re living right now.” - Mark Pope on his faith in his team to snap their losing streak and start winning games again.

 

 

“We’re going to have to find some new creative answers. We have to reinvent ourselves a little bit.” - Mark Pope after his team’s loss against Gonzaga.

 

 

 

A. Barcello 

T. Knell  

C. Lohner

T. Lucas

F. Traore

 

D. Douglas 

K. Leaupepe 

J. Quintana 

E. Scott 

C. Shelton

 

 

PPG: A. Barcello (17)

APG: T. Lucas (4.4)

Reb/G: F. Traore (8.2)

 

PPG: E. Scott (16.3)

APG: E. Scott (3.3)

Reb/G: E. Scott (6.9)

 

Coaches:

BYU Cougars: Mark Pope (3rd season)

Loyola Marymount Lions: Stan Johnson (2nd season)