Loyola Marymount Lions vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: fuboTV

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-3) will go up against the Loyola Marymount Lions (13-7) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions played San Diego and went home with a win by a final score of 98-84 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Lions left the arena with 16 and San Diego accumulated 18 fouls. They buried 6 of 22 tries from three-point range. San Diego shot 76.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 shots. Additionally, San Diego collected 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Diego totaled 13 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In relation to defending, Loyola Marymount allowed 47.7% from the field on 31 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 20 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Loyola Marymount finished the game with a 55.2% FG percentage (32 of 58) and buried 14 of 25 shots from 3-point land.

Cameron Shelton is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Loyola Marymount comes into this game with a win-loss record of 13-7 this season. They are averaging 76.2 points per outing (86th in Division 1) on 45.8% from the field. The Lions are hitting 35.8% from downtown (188 of 525) and 67.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Loyola Marymount is collecting 36.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 251 dimes for the campaign, which is 163rd in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lions are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 216th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 240 relinquished for the year. The Lions defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.9% (511 of 1,163) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 30.3% from 3-point land and they are 219th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.6).

When they last played, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 115-75 against Portland. The Bulldogs earned 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. Portland had 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Gonzaga made 17 of their 38 tries (44.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 45 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.3%. The Bulldogs permitted Portland to knock down 22 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.5% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 33 and ended up going 20 out of 32 at the free throw line (62.5%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Gonzaga permitted Portland to snag 34 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Malachi Smith ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He made 9 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes in the game.

Gonzaga has a mark of 16-3 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are connecting on 51.7% from the field, which ranks them 1st in Division 1. Gonzaga has totaled 1,651 pts for the year (86.9 per game) and they pull down 38.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.9 times per contest (18th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from distance (149 of 443) and opponents are making 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.3 dimes and 32.4 total boards per game, which ranks 152nd and 85th in D-1. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 285th in college basketball in PPG given up with 73.1. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (244th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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