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NCAAB · Loyola Marymount Lions at Grand Canyon Antelopes

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Loyola Marymount vs Grand Canyon Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

Game time: December 7, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: GCU Arena — Phoenix, AZ

Article updated Dec 7, 12:22 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Loyola Marymount is on the road playing Grand Canyon at the Grand Canyon University Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Grand Canyon -4.5 was the opening

Game outlook

Loyola Marymount is on the road playing Grand Canyon at the Grand Canyon University Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Grand Canyon -4.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

On Wednesday, the Loyola Marymount Lions will play the Grand Canyon Lopes at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. After beating Nevada 64-52 on Saturday night, Loyola Marymount is 7-3. Cam Shelton led Loyola Marymount with 24 points. Five of Loyola's last six games have been wins.

There will be a winning streak for Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount's Cam Shelton leads the team in scoring and assists with 17.4 points and 3.5 assists per game. With an average of 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, Keli Leaupepe is the second leading scorer and rebounder on the team. As a team, Loyola Marymount averages 78.4 points per game with three players averaging double figures.

Loyola Marymount hosts Grand Canyon on Wednesday in search of its fifth consecutive victory. After beating Wyoming 66-58 on Saturday, the Lopes are 7-2. Grand Canyon's Rayshon Harrison led the team with 21 points. Wyoming shot 35.0 percent and Grand Canyon shot 45.7%. Grand Canyon hit 42.1% of its 3-point attempts.

Defense is the key to Grand Canyon's success

Averaging 12.7 points per game, Jovan Blacksher Jr leads Grand Canyon, while Gabe McGlothan grabs 8.7 rebounds and Josh Baker scores 3.1 assists. Two players average double-digit scoring for Grand Canyon, and the team scores 72.9 points per game on a regular basis.

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With seven wins in its first 10 games, Loyola Marymount is off to a strong start. However, the Lions are giving up a bit too much on defense, allowing an average of 70.3 points per game and 43.7% shooting. The Lopes have covered in two of the last three games and are averaging just 57.3 points per game and 36.0% shooting. 74-61 is my final score prediction for the Grand Canyon Lopes.

Loyola Marymount Highlights

With a power ranking of 78, Loyola Marymount is ranked #79 in offense (scoring an average of 78.40 per game), #219 in defense (allowing an average of 70.30 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-3 (5-4 ATS) this season.

Grand Canyon Highlights

Grand Canyon Antelopes has a power ranking of 54 and are #172 for offense (scoring an average of 72.89 per game), #16 for defense (giving up an average of 70.30 points per game) and 7-2 (2-5 ATS) overall. Loyola Marymount went 1-1 (2-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Grand Canyon.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LOYMA 70.75, GRCNYN 61.75. 51% of SportsJaw predicts Grand Canyon Antelopes to cover. OddsShark predicts Grand Canyon will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

75% picked Grand Canyon Antelopes on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Lions 59 to Antelopes 82.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Lions 59 to Antelopes 82.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Loyola Marymount Lions+165 → +155Moved
  • Moneyline · Grand Canyon Antelopes-190 → -175Moved
  • Spread · Loyola Marymount Lions+4.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Grand Canyon Antelopes-4.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over132 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under132 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Loyola Marymount Lions
3-4 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Grand Canyon Antelopes
4-1 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-07T17:22:27.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2021-11-29Grand Canyon Antelopes 78 · Loyola Marymount Lions 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Loyola Marymount Lions defeated Grand Canyon Antelopes 69-65

Loyola Marymount Lions defeated Grand Canyon Antelopes 69-65 on December 7, 2022, a 4-point decision in the series. Loyola Marymount Lions' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 36-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded Loyola Marymount Lions +3.5 (-110) spread, Loyola Marymount Lions covered, while the 134 combined points finished over the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MikehuffSpread · Loyola Marymount Lions +3.5 (-110)Win
  • PeytoncSpread · Loyola Marymount Lions +3.5 (-110)Win
  • VfernandezSpread · Grand Canyon Antelopes -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Grand Canyon Antelopes -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Grand Canyon Antelopes -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • BluedevilSpread · Grand Canyon Antelopes -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Grand Canyon Antelopes -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreyTotal · Under 132.5 (-110)Loss