Loyola Marymount vs Saint Mary's Picks and Prediction – 1/8/2025

The Loyola Marymount Lions go on the road to Moraga, California on Tuesday night to play the Saint Mary's Gaels. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Loyola Marymount who has a record of 9-7 was a loss against Gonzaga. The loss came by a final score of 96-68. On the year the Lions have been below average with a total of 71.5 points per game scored. The defense, though has been above average giving up only 69 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Lions is sitting at 35.9 boards per game. Jevon Porter has been the leading scorer for Loyola Marymount with 13.9 points per game.

Saint Mary's for their part heads to the game here with a 13-3 record. The last game on the court for the Gaels was against Portland. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 81-58.

Offensively Saint Mary's has been average with 74.7 points per game and on defense the Gaels have been good only giving up 63 points per game. The rebounding for Saint Mary's is sitting at 41.9 boards per game. Augustas Marciulionis is leading Saint Mary's in scoring with 13.6 points per game. 

The Loyola Marymount Lions are 0-4 away from home this season. The Saint Mary's Gaels have dominated the series against Loyola Marymount going 9-1 in the last ten games played between these two teams. Saint Mary's converts more rebounds and is better in almost every category than the Lions. Loyola has been having trouble turning the ball over and the Gaels will take advantage of that in this matchup. Saint Mary's will hit more shots and timely free-throws to get the victory on their home court on Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, Saint Mary's win 76-62.