Loyola Marymount Lions vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN

The Loyola Marymount Lions (10-11) are traveling to McCarthey Athletic Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-5).

The Loyola Marymount Lions played St. Mary's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-65 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 15 while St. Mary's finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of 21 tries from long range. St. Mary's finished the contest at 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 20 attempts. In addition, St. Mary's pulled down 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. St. Mary's recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Loyola Marymount allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 23 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes while forcing 4 turnovers, but didn't record a steal for the team. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 3 of 4 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Loyola Marymount finished the contest having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 of 52) and converted 8 out of their 18 3-point shots.

Will Johnston is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He finished with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and totaled 1 rebound. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Loyola Marymount heads into this contest with a record of 10-11 this season. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and has totaled 251 assists on the season, which ranks 260th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (178 of 494) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.6 points per outing (202nd in the country) while shooting 44.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Lions are forcing 9.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They relinquish 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 121st in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.5). The Lions defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.3% (532 of 1,229) and they concede 32.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 184th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 263 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 82-73 when they faced Pacific. When discussing cleaning the glass, Gonzaga permitted Pacific to collect 20 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 16 and ended up shooting 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Bulldogs allowed Pacific to convert 25 out of 53 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Bulldogs shot 28 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. When it comes to three-point shots, Gonzaga made 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Pacific had 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 26 shots. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Bulldogs collected 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Graham Ike pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 24 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a mark of 15-5 so far this year. The Bulldogs have committed 16.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 68.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (37th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. Gonzaga has 1,699 points on the campaign (85.0 per game) and they collect 41.4 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 50.4% from the field, which ranks them 6th in Division 1.

The Gonzaga defense allows 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (146 of 466) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.6 dimes and 32.3 boards every game, which is 79th and 47th in the nation. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 103rd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.5. They are forcing 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (17th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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