Loyola Marymount Lions vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Marymount Lions (5-4) are hitting the road to Dollar Loan Center on Saturday where they will compete against the UNLV Rebels (3-3).

The Loyola Marymount Lions played Nevada and took a loss by a score of 73-59 in their last contest. Loyola Marymount finished having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (20 of 59) and converted 9 of their 30 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions converted 10 of 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 dimes for the game while creating 4 turnovers and having 2 steals. In the matter of defense, Loyola Marymount allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. Nevada totaled 17 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Nevada had 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nevada ended up going 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 27 tries. They made 2 of their 8 tries from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Lions ended up with 27 while Nevada finished the game with 15 fouls.

Will Johnston is one guy who came through for this game. He went 50.0% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Loyola Marymount comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-4 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is collecting 37.4 rebounds per game and has 115 dimes this season, which is 193rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are connecting on 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (85 of 235) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per game (126th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.8% from the field.

On defense, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They concede 30.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 130th in the country in PPG allowed (68.9). The Lions defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.9% (216 of 528) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 126th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 99 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the UNLV Rebels got the victory with a final of 72-70 against Akron. The Rebels were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. Akron had 13 fouls for this game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They were able to convert 3 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. In reference to 3-point shots, UNLV buried 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rebels went 30 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Rebels permitted Akron to make 25 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.3% in the game. They shot 44.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 12 from the charity stripe (100.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, UNLV allowed Akron to snag 29 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Luis Rodriguez ended up being important for the Rebels in this game. He had 13 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

UNLV has a mark of 3-3 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 79th in college basketball. UNLV has earned 436 pts so far this year (72.7 per contest) and they pull down 30.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per contest (243rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Rebels are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls every game while shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 249th in college basketball in PPG given up with 73.8. They have forced 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.6% from the field (355th in college basketball). The UNLV defense surrenders 40.9% on 3-point attempts (47 of 115) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 16.5 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which is 349th and 86th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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