Loyola Marymount Lions vs Portland Pilots Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Portland Pilots

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Portland Pilots (11-20) will try to defeat the Loyola Marymount Lions (12-18) at Orleans Arena on Friday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions played Portland and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-60 in their last contest. Loyola Marymount walked away from the contest having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (24 of 61) and made 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Lions converted 5 of their 6 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Pertaining to defending, Loyola Marymount allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 26 out of 54 shooting. Portland doled out 18 assists and had 1 steal in the matchup. Additionally, Portland totaled 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Portland finished the game at 70.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 10 tries. They knocked down 11 out of their 28 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Lions left the arena with 14 and Portland recorded 10 personal fouls.

Justice Hill is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He played 34 mins and collected 2 boards. He finished the contest at 37.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Loyola Marymount steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 12-18 for the season. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is pulling in 35.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 355 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 295th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Lions are hitting 36.9% on 3-pointers (254 of 689) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.5 points per outing (217th in college basketball) while hitting 44.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 8.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-pointers while they are 155th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.2). The Lions defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (789 of 1,765) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 232nd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 403 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Portland Pilots went home victorious with a score of 70-60 when they played Loyola Marymount. When discussing rebounding, Portland allowed Loyola Marymount to pull down 29 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 30.4% from three-point range via 7 of 23 and ended up shooting 5 of 6 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Pilots allowed Loyola Marymount to convert 24 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% for the game. Overall, the Pilots finished shooting 26 out of 54 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. Regarding three-point attempts, Portland made 11 out of their 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to make 7 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. Loyola Marymount earned 14 fouls for this game which took the Pilots to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 5 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. The Pilots were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Juan Sebastian Gorosito ended up having an impact for the Pilots for the contest. He scored 26 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He converted 10 of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 11-20 for the year. The Pilots have committed 15.2 fouls every game and they shoot 71.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.5 times per game (149th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 2,231 points for the season (72.0 per game) and they pull in 33.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pilots are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 233rd in the country.

The Pilots on the defensive end are ranked 346th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 80.0. They have forced 9.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (325th in D-1). The Portland defense concedes 37.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (336 of 888) and opponents are making 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 17.0 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 359th and 281st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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