Loyola Marymount at BYU

Loyola Marymount has a winning record overall and excellent balance with scoring and defense. They are second behind Pacific in the West Coast Conference in free throw shooting hitting 76.6 percent on the season, ranked 9th in the nation. Hitting freebies helps in close games and with late covers. The Lions are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games, one of which was a few weeks ago defeating this BYU team, 87-76.  They led 48-33 at the half. The Lions' largest lead was 21 with 14:05 remaining in the game, coming via a 9-0 run on two 3-pointers by Evan Payne and another by Anthony Ireland. BYU has lost 4 of the last 6 games and the Cougars are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven against the West Coast Conference. The Lions are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings and the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five between these rivals. Play Loyola Marymount.