The Broncos hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the Loyola Marymount Lions pay a visit to Orleans Arena on the college basketball betting menu.

This game is part of the West Coast Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. The game is being played at Orleans Arena, which makes it technically a neutral site match.

Santa Clara will face the 11-20 Lions, who own a 9-12 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Broncos are 12-13 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Lions are 11-10 favoring the OVER.



View Loyola Marymount vs Santa Clara Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 187 (Broncos) and the No. 157 (Lions) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 74-71 result in favor of the Broncos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Santa Clara's No. 135-rated squad against Loyola Marymount's No. 33-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Santa Clara rates No. 88 in the country with 7.1 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 313 nationally with 4.7 per match.

Defensively, Loyola Marymount features the nation's No. 280-rated defense on the road, allowing 75.4 points per game. Santa Clara, meanwhile, comes in at No. 83 nationally in scoring at home.

Loyola Marymount was a 72-68 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Portland. They covered the 7–point spread as underdogs. Loyola Marymount got 25 points from Drew Viney en route to a 72-68 victory over Portland on Friday at Orleans Arena.

Santa Clara won its last outing, a 71-68 result against Pepperdine on February 26. They failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point favorite. Santa Clara earned a 71-68 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday, getting 21 points from Marc Trasolini at Leavey Center.


Loyola Marymount Lions Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Portland are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

Santa Clara Broncos Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Pepperdine are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Lions at Broncos trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Santa Clara's last 6 games when playing Loyola Marymount
Santa Clara is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Loyola Marymount
Santa Clara is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Santa Clara is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Loyola Marymount