The Santa Clara Broncos will be trying to slam the Loyola Marymount Lions on Friday when the teams tip off at Orleans Arena in college betting action.

It's a game in the West Coast Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68. Orleans Arena is the location for this game, which makes it a neutral-site matchup.

The Broncos sport records of 21-10 and 11-15 ATS heading into this battle, while the Lions have 10-22 and 12-16 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 11-12 for the Broncos and 9-16 for the Lions.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 105 (Broncos) and the No. 270 (Lions) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 76-65 result in favor of the Broncos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Lions rank No. 150 in NCAA Division 1 with 35.2 per game. That compares with Santa Clara’s No. 164 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Santa Clara is college basketball's No. 22-ranked team at 8.1 per game, while the Lions rate No. 189 with 5.9 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Loyola Marymount owns the country's No. 193-rated mark, allowing 70.6 points per game on the highway. Santa Clara, on the other hand, rates No. 81 in scoring at home.

Loyola Marymount won its last outing, a 61-60 result against San Francisco on March 7. They covered in that game as a 5-point underdog. Loyola Marymount got 16 points from Anthony Ireland en route to a 61-60 victory over San Francisco on Thursday at Orleans Arena.

Last time out for Santa Clara, they were an 80-67 loser as they battled St. Mary's on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 11-point underdog. The Broncos endured an 80-67 loss at the hands of the Gaels on Saturday, despite a 21-point effort from Marc Trasolini at McKeon Pavilion.