The UC Riverside Highlanders visit Albert Gersten Pavilion to take on the Loyola Marymount Lions. The game begins at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 6.
The Lions are hoping for a better outcome after their 79-70 loss to Oregon State on Wednesday. Adom Jacko was the game’s high scorer with 22 points. The Highlanders, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-66 win against Northern Colorado on Thursday. Jaylen Bland shot 5 for 13 and led in scoring with 18 points.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 140 points. The Lions come into this game 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 4-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Lions are a dangerously accurate shooting team from the line with a .779 free throw percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, UC Riverside has a SU record of 5-2 and an ATS record of 2-2. UC Riverside is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, converting 10.0 shots from three-point range per game. The Highlanders rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the 31st-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the country at 1.51. Switching gears to the UC Riverside defense, teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Highlanders, who are the 40th-best team in the nation in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .379.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these two. Their previous game was a Lions victory, bringing the head-to-head record to an even 3-3 SU. On the other hand, UC Riverside holds the advantage ATS with a record of 5-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – LyMnt, ATS Winner – LyMnt, O/U – Over
Notes
Loyola Marymount is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games.
The UC Riverside Highlanders have a defensive rating of 95.3 (ranked 76th), while the Loyola Marymount Lions have an offensive rating of 104.1 (ranked 198th).
Loyola Marymount averages 71.1 possessions per game, scoring 1.041 points on each possession. While UC Riverside averages fewer possessions per game with 68.9, they score more points per possession with 1.134.
Loyola Marymount has an average effective field goal percentage of 46.3%. UC Riverside is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Loyola Marymount Lions average 24.0 three point attempts per game, and the UC Riverside Highlanders attempt 25.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Loyola Marymount is 4-2 and UC Riverside is 5-2.
Loyola Marymount ranks 64th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.30, while UC Riverside ranks 31st with an A/TO of 1.51.
UC Riverside records 6.1 steals per game. Loyola Marymount is 3-2 when allowing at least 6 steals.
