The Loyola Marymount Lions (9-7, 1-3 WCC) are heavy underdogs (by 13.5 points) to end a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Saint Mary’s Gaels (13-3, 3-0 WCC) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM ET. The point total in the matchup is 135.5.

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Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Loyola Marymount betting lines

• Saint Mary’s (CA) moneyline odds to win: -1316
• Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: +798
• Spread: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-13.5)
• Total: 135.5

Saint Mary’s (CA) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Saint Mary’s (CA) covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last year. Saint Mary’s (CA) covered nine times in 17 games when playing at home, and it covered seven times in nine games on the road.
• The Gaels exceeded the total in 10 of 17 home games (58.8%) last season, compared to four of nine road games (44.4%).
• Saint Mary’s (CA) fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home last season, posting a home record of 13-4, compared to going 6-0 away from home.

Recent trends

• The Gaels have been putting up 71.7 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 75.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
• Saint Mary’s (CA) has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 61.0 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 62.4 it has surrendered per game this year.
• While the Gaels are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (6.4 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from deep (31.8%).

Saint Mary’s (CA) betting records this season

• ATS Record: 5-10-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 2-0-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-10-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
• O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)

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Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Loyola Marymount has been better at home (4-5-0) than away (1-3-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Lions games have gone over more frequently at home (five of nine, 55.6%) than on the road (zero of four, 0%).
• When moneyline underdogs, the Lions have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than on the road (0-4).

Recent trends

• In their previous 10 games, the Lions are scoring 69.6 points per contest, 1.7 fewer points than their season average (71.3).
• Loyola Marymount is allowing 72.2 points per game over its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 70.7 points allowed.
• The Lions are making 0.4 fewer treys per contest in their past 10 games (8.1) compared to their season average (8.5), but they are producing a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (33.5%) compared to their season mark (33.1%).

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-8-1 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-1; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
• O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 0-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-4)