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UC Santa Barbara vs Loyola Marymount Predictions & Stats

Game time: December 16, 2023 at 4:30 PM ET

Venue: Footprint Center — Phoenix, AZ

Article updated Dec 16, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are traveling to play the Loyola Marymount Lions at the Footprint Center stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 4:30pm EST. Loyola Marymount is the

Game outlook

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are traveling to play the Loyola Marymount Lions at the Footprint Center stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 4:30pm EST. Loyola Marymount is the betting favorite opening at -2.5 and the current line is Loyola Marymount -3.5.

Gauchos vs Lions Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Gauchos to win today's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 147 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: UC Santa Barbara 78 to Loyola Marymount 76

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Loyola Marymount Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Loyola Marymount will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SABAR 70, LOYMA 77.

OddsShark predicts UC-Santa Barbara will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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UC Santa Barbara Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 246, UC Santa Barbara is ranked #39 in offense (scoring an average of 83.13 per game), #287 in defense (allowing an average of 75.75 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (1-4-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Gauchos hit an average of 52.72% of their field goals (ranked #3) and 72.88% of their free throws (ranked #108) and makes an average of 36.62% of their three pointers ranked #69 in the NCAAB). They average 39.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 73) and average 16.50 offensive assists and 14.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 45 and 328 respectively).

Defensively speaking, UC Santa Barbara allows an average of 45.45% field goals (ranked #287) and 67.24% free throws (ranked #69 in the NCAAB) The Gauchos allow an average of 32.04% of the three pointers (ranked #158) and averages 29.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 29.13) Finally, the Gauchos average 12.75 defensive assists and 10.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 203 and 342 respectively).

Loyola Marymount Key Betting Stats

Loyola Marymount Lions has a power ranking of 29 and are #122 for offense (scoring an average of 77.70 per game), #136 for defense (giving up an average of 69.50 points per game) and 6-4 (4-5 ATS) overall. UC Santa Barbara went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Loyola Marymount.

For offense, the Lions hit an average of 44.71% of their field goals (ranked #178) and 74.19% of their free throws (ranked #75) and makes an average of 36.51% of their three pointers (ranked #72 in the NCAAB). They average 37.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 150) and average 12.70 offensive assists and 12.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 231) and 154 respectively).

On defense, Loyola Marymount allows an average of 41.62% field goals (ranked #125) and 74.50% free throws (ranked #309 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 31.40% of the three pointers (ranked #134) and averages 32.60 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.60) Finally, the Lions average 11.40 defensive assists and 11.30 turnovers per game (ranked # 94 and 286 respectively).

Betting Summary

Loyola Marymount has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 147 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Gauchos vs Lions archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Gauchos vs Lions matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos+120 → +145Moved
  • Moneyline · Loyola Marymount Lions-145 → -165Moved
  • Spread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos+2.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Loyola Marymount Lions-2.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over147 (-110) → 147 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under147 (-110) → 147 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2-3 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Loyola Marymount Lions
3-4 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-16T06:35:44.960Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Loyola Marymount Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated Loyola Marymount Lions 68-59

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated Loyola Marymount Lions 68-59 on December 16, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 35-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded UC Santa Barbara Gauchos +3.5 (-110) spread, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos covered, while the 127 combined points finished under the recorded total of 147.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Loyola Marymount Lions -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • KrockpicksTotal · Under 147 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos +3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss