Santa Clara Broncos and Loyola Marymount Lions Clash in Los Angeles on Thursday with Injured Lions Struggling on Offense
The Santa Clara Broncos and Loyola Marymount Lions face off in Los Angeles on Thursday in their West Coast Conference opener. The Broncos have lost two of their last three
Game outlook
The Santa Clara Broncos and Loyola Marymount Lions face off in Los Angeles on Thursday in their West Coast Conference opener. The Broncos have lost two of their last three while the Lions have lost two straight and three of their last four. The Lions will be missing G Justice Hill while F Alex Merkviladze is questionable.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Broncos +110 | Lions -129
Spread: Broncos +1.5 (-110) | Lions -1.5 (-110)
Total: Over/Under 149 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Loyola Marymount will win straight-up is 56%.
Santa Clara Broncos
Santa Clara is currently ranked 239th in power ranking, 105th in offense averaging 78.50 points per game, 228th in defense allowing 72.86 points per game with a 9-6 record (5-8-1 ATS) this season. The Broncos have an average field goal percentage of 47.75% (53rd), free throw percentage of 69.64% (231st), 3 point percentage of 38.41% (26th) and rebounds per game of 38.57 (93rd). Offensively, Santa Clara averages 15.43 assists and 13.71 turnovers per game (83rd and 292nd respectively). Defensively, the Broncos have a field goal percentage of 41.27% (102nd), free throw percentage of 71.75% (234th), 3 point percentage of 33.33% (219th), rebounds per game of 33.79 (33rd), defensive assists per game of 12.79 (190th) and 11.29 turnovers per game (296th). Adama Bal is the leading scorer for Santa Clara at 14.8 points per game, and Carlos Marshall Jr contributing 14.4 points per game. Additionally, Bal leads assists per game with 3.1, while Marshall leads rebounds per game with 5.6 and Bal leads steals with 1.0. Christoph Tilly leads with a 0.9 blocks per game average.