Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 8

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The Loyola Marymount Lions (10-7, 1-3 WCC) are at home in WCC action against the San Francisco Dons (11-6, 3-1 WCC) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET. The Lions are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

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Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco betting lines

  • Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: -114
  • San Francisco moneyline odds to win: -106
  • Spread: Loyola Marymount (-1.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Loyola Marymount has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered six times in 10 games when playing at home, and it has covered three times in four games on the road.
  • The Lions have eclipsed the total more often at home, hitting the over in six of 10 home matchups (60%). On the road, they have hit the over in two of four games (50%).

Recent trends

  • The Lions have been putting up 71.5 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little lower than the 76.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Loyola Marymount’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.9) is 2.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.7).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Lions are making 0.8 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.5 compared to 9.3 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (33.3% compared to 36.7% season-long).

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-6-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-2-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (118th in nation) 40.9 (64th) 32.2 (224th) 32.4 (251st) 14.4 (175th) 10.9 (123rd)

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San Francisco statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, San Francisco has a lower winning percentage at home (.429, 3-4-0 record) than away (.500, 2-2-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Dons games have finished over more often at home (two of seven, 28.6%) than on the road (one of four, 25%).

Recent trends

  • The Dons have played worse offensively in their past 10 games, putting up 72.3 points per contest, 2.8 fewer points their than season average of 75.1.
  • San Francisco is allowing 68.9 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 0.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (68.2).
  • The Dons are draining 1.1 fewer three-pointers per game over their previous 10 games (7.8) compared to their season average (8.9), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.9%) compared to their season mark (33.6%).

San Francisco betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (236th in nation) 41.0 (68th) 34.8 (96th) 27.9 (40th) 14.4 (175th) 11.0 (135th)
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