Loyola Marymount Lions

The Lions opened 2025-26 at 7-2 and finished November with 1.72 moneyline units made, then lost six straight in January without a cover. Each Loyola Marymount prediction above is read with both stretches in mind.

November

Loyola Marymount won seven of nine in November and covered five of eight lined games. Two November road wins were priced as upsets: 71-58 at UTEP at even money and 78-74 at UC Santa Barbara at +145. The month ended with a 68-71 home loss to Stony Brook at -800.

Six straight in January

From 10 to 31 January the Lions lost six in a row and missed the spread in all six, three of them as favorites: 70-76 at Oregon State, 58-71 at home to Portland at -395 and 69-72 at home to Oregon State at -265. Santa Clara won both of its meetings in that run by 31. January cost 7.15 units.

Getting points

As underdogs the Lions won 3 of 13 and covered 5; only 38 teams covered a lower share. The best of the three wins was 84-75 at San Francisco at +310, the game that ended the January slide. Both San Francisco games went the Lions’ way, straight up and against the spread, for 3.95 units.

San Diego, the record and the total

Loyola Marymount went 15-17 and covered 14 of 31. Seventeen priced home moneylines lost 4.53 units. San Diego was met three times; the Lions won the two in February and lost the third, 62-66 at -270, in the West Coast Conference first round. Totals split 16 under and 15 over.

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