Loyola Marymount at Portland 1/25/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/24/2021 at 7:05 PM ET

The Loyola Marymount Lions visit Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon on Monday to play the Portland Pilots. Loyola Marymount dropped to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the West Coast Conference following its 72-69 loss to the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday night. Eli Scott scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Lions in the loss.

Eli Scott is leading Loyola Marymount in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 16.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Dameane Douglas is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.5 points per game and is one of just two players for the Lions averaging double-figures in scoring. Loyola Marymount is shooting 43.1% overall and 29.8% from 3-point territory.

Portland dropped to 6-9 overall and 0-6 in the West Coast Conference following its 78-70 loss to the San Diego Toreros on Saturday. Ahmed Ali was the leading scorer for Portland in the loss with 32 points hitting six shots from 3-point territory. However, Portland lost for the seventh consecutive time and is in last place in the WCC.

Ahmed Ali is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 18.4 points and 3.0 assists per game, while Eddie Davis is the leading rebounder with an average of 4.9 rebounds per game. Portland has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 41.0% overall and 31.6% from 3-point territory.

Portland has played poorly since starting its West Coast conference schedule as the Pilots are 0-7 straight up and 1-6 against the spread in their seven conference games thus far. Loyola Marymount has not played much better than Portland, but the Lions are 7-6 SU and 6-7 ATS. Portland has struggled shooting the ball as the Pilots are hitting only 41% of their shots overall. Final Score Prediction, Loyola Marymount Lions win and cover ATS 73-61.

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