Posted on
2/18/2008 5:55:13 PM
College Basketball Betting - Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount
By Eric Williams
The Santa Clara Broncos, (12-12 SU, 11-11 ATS, 7-15 O/U) finish their Southern California road trip tonight when they take on the Loyola Marymount Lions (5-21 SU, 5-17 ATS, 8-11-2 O/U), at Gersten Pavilion at 10:05 ET.
The Broncos will be looking for their second win of the season against LMU after beating them 58-35 at the Leavey Center on Jan. 19.
Both teams come into this matchup riding losing streaks as the Broncos have dropped two straight including a 64-58 loss to Pepperdine on Saturday and Loyola Marymount has lost three consecutive games including a 80-49 rout at the hands of No. 25 St. Mary’s, also on Saturday.
Santa Clara us averaging 62.7 points per game on 48.2 percent shooting and is 6-4 against the spread in their last ten games while Loyola Marymount is averaging 61.7 points per game on 40.0 percent shooting and has failed to cover the spread in seven of their last ten and two straight.
Here is a look at tonight’s key trends, followed by my analysis and NCAA Basketball Betting Free Pick:
The Broncos are 14-4 ATS in their last 18 games vs. a team with a winning percentage below .400.
The Lions are 17-37-3 ATS in their last 57 games following a S.U. loss.
The Under is 6-0 in Broncos last 6 games following a S.U. loss.
The Under is 5-1-1 in Lions last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
The Home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Analysis: After beating the Lions by 23 points at home earlier this season, there is no doubt in my mind that the Santa Clara Broncos will win this game by the 13 points it will take for them to cover the 12-point spread.
NCAAB Free Picks: Santa Clara -12 Points
10:00 PM EST NCAA Basketball Odds
Santa Clara -12 -110
Loyola Marymount +12 -110
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