Loyola Marymount vs. Southern betting: College basketball preview for December 20

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The Loyola Marymount Lions (6-4) are favored (-7.5) to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Southern Jaguars (5-5) at 10:00 PM ET on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Gersten Pavilion. The contest airs on ESPN+. The over/under for the matchup is 136.5.

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Loyola Marymount vs. Southern betting lines

  • Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: -289
  • Southern moneyline odds to win: +232
  • Spread: Loyola Marymount (-7.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Loyola Marymount had a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-8-0) than it did on the road (3-5-1) last season.
  • In home games last year, the Lions exceeded the over/under 62.5% of the time (10 of 16 games). They hit the over in 44.4% of road games (four of nine contests).
  • Loyola Marymount won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 7-4 (.636). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 1-2 (.333).

Last season stats

  • With 72.4 points scored per game and 71.4 points allowed last year, the Lions were 211th in college basketball offensively and 160th on defense.
  • Loyola Marymount collected 32.2 rebounds per game and gave up 29.5 boards last year, ranking 164th and 48th, respectively, in the nation.
  • With 11.9 assists per game last season, the Lions were 285th in the nation.

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-5-1 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-1; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-7-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (291st in nation) 42.2 (134th) 33.6 (151st) 33.0 (277th) 13.4 (225th) 10.7 (102nd)

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Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Southern performed better at home (8-3-0) than away (7-11-0) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Jaguars games went over less often at home (one of 11, 9.1%) than away (seven of 18, 38.9%) last season.

Last season stats

  • With 71.1 points per game on offense, the Jaguars ranked 251st in college basketball last year. At the other end, they surrendered 68.7 points per contest, which ranked 78th in college basketball.
  • Southern pulled down 30.0 boards per game (308th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 30.6 rebounds per contest (126th-ranked).
  • Last year the Jaguars ranked 124th in college basketball in assists, delivering 13.8 per game.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 4-0-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 5-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (142nd in nation) 43.0 (176th) 35.2 (76th) 29.1 (82nd) 14.8 (133rd) 12.0 (222nd)
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