Portland State at Loyola Marymount

The winner here will move to .500 on the season as both teams enter this contest with identical 5-6 records on the season. The Lions have shot the ball very well in their last four games but the issue they have is ball security. Loyola has turned the ball over 73 times in the last four games or 18.3 times per contest. That is going to hurt them in a game that is expected to be tightly contested. The Vikings are playing better as they have shored up a defense that allowed 50% or better shooting in six of their first eight games but the last three opponents have combined to shoot 75-189 at 39.7% and will be the difference here. Play on Portland State.