Loyola Marymount vs. Portland betting: College basketball preview for January 30

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The Loyola Marymount Lions (12-8, 4-4 WCC) are heavy, 11.5-point favorites as they attempt to continue a three-game win streak when they host the Portland Pilots (7-15, 2-7 WCC) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Gersten Pavilion. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 146.

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Loyola Marymount vs. Portland betting lines

  • Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: -769
  • Portland moneyline odds to win: +532
  • Spread: Loyola Marymount (-11.5)
  • Total: 146

Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Loyola Marymount has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 11 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered one time in six opportunities in away games.
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Lions hit the over more consistently in home games, as they’ve gone over the total six times in 11 opportunities this season (54.5%). In away games, they have hit the over two times in six opportunities (33.3%).
  • Loyola Marymount has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 5-1, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Lions have had a tough time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 70.1 points per contest over that stretch as opposed to the 70.2 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Loyola Marymount’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (71.5) is 1.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.2).
  • While the Lions are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.7 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8.0), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.4% from deep over the last 10, 32.9% on the season).

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-11-1 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-1; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (266th in nation) 42.3 (112th) 32.3 (182nd) 34.1 (323rd) 13.8 (176th) 10.5 (87th)

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Portland statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Portland has a lower winning percentage at home (.300, 3-7-0 record) than on the road (.714, 5-2-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Pilots’ games have finished above the over/under at home (70%, seven of 10) compared to away (42.9%, three of seven).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Pilots have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than on the road (1-5).

Recent trends

  • While the Pilots are putting up 71.7 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, producing 71.4 points per contest.
  • Portland is surrendering 84.5 points per game in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 81.3 points allowed.
  • The Pilots are sinking 8.2 treys per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (8.1). That said, they have a lower shooting percentage from three-point land over their last 10 games (33.1%) compared to their season average (33.5%).

Portland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 4-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 6-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (287th in nation) 46.2 (312th) 29.7 (314th) 33.7 (311th) 14.9 (104th) 13.5 (331st)
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