Loyola Marymount vs. Pacific betting: College basketball preview for January 23

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The Pacific Tigers (6-15, 1-6 WCC) are underdogs (by 6 points) to break a five-game home losing streak when they host the Loyola Marymount Lions (11-8, 3-4 WCC) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.

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Loyola Marymount Cover -6 vs Pacific -110

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Loyola Marymount vs. Pacific betting lines

  • Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: -259
  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: +210
  • Spread: Loyola Marymount (-6)
  • Total: 140.5

Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Loyola Marymount has done a better job covering the spread in home games (5-6-0) than it has in road tilts (1-4-0).
  • The Lions have eclipsed the total in six of 11 home games (54.5%), compared to one of five road games (20%).

Recent trends

  • The Lions have been putting up 68.8 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 70.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Loyola Marymount’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.5) is 0.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.3).
  • The Lions’ 7.2 made three-pointers per-game average over their past 10 games are less than the 7.9 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 32.6% compared to their season-long percentage of 32.3% from beyond the arc.

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-10-1 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-1; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (278th in nation) 42.1 (111th) 32.4 (183rd) 33.9 (312th) 13.6 (188th) 10.6 (100th)

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Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Pacific has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 2-6-0 record) than on the road (.556, 5-4-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Tigers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (62.5%, five of eight) than on the road (33.3%, three of nine).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Tigers have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (1-8).

Recent trends

  • The Tigers are averaging 71.9 points per game in their past 10 games, which is the same number of points they’re averaging for the season.
  • Pacific is surrendering 83.8 points per contest over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 76.3 points allowed.
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Tigers are sinking 7.1 three-pointers per game, 0.4 more than their season average (6.7). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.0%) compared to their season average (29.9%).

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-4 (Home: 2-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (238th in nation) 44.6 (250th) 31.7 (229th) 31.8 (220th) 13.6 (188th) 11.9 (231st)
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