Florida State looks to cover the Seminoles-Lions pointspread on Sunday and improve its overall 7-3 mark when they host Loyola Marymount in college basketball action.

Florida State battles the Lions, currently sitting with a 6-4 mark (4-5 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 1-6-1 for the Seminoles and 5-4 for the Lions.



View Loyola Marymount vs Florida State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Seminoles in this one, they're listed as 16-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 6-rated Seminoles and the No. 52-ranked Lions, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 79-72 result in favor of the Seminoles.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Florida State's No. 142 nationally ranked offense (70.1 points per game) against a Lions defense that sits as the No. 163 at 66 PPG. The Seminoles have been averaging 45.9% from the field, more than the Lions have managed so far this season (43.6% on average).

Defensively, Loyola Marymount features the nation's No. 109-rated defense on the road, allowing 67 points per game. Florida State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 174 nationally in scoring at home.

Loyola Marymount was an 80-72 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Idaho State. They failed to cover the 10.5–point spread as favorites. Loyola Marymount got 15 points from Jarred DuBois en route to an 80-72 victory over Idaho State on Saturday at Gersten Pavilion.

Florida State was a 75-60 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against UNC Greensboro. They failed to cover the 23.5–point spread as favorites. The Seminoles grabbed a 75-60 win over the Spartans on Sunday, behind a 14-point effort from Michael Snaer at Tucker Center.


Loyola Marymount Lions Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing Idaho State are 2-1
After a win are 2-8

Florida State Seminoles Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing UNC Greensboro are 1-0
After a win are 6-4

A few Lions at Seminoles trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Loyola Marymount's last 8 games on the road
Loyola Marymount is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Florida State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida State's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 7 games
Florida State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games


Next up:
Loyola Marymount at Morgan State, Wednesday, December 21
Florida State at Florida, Thursday, December 22