Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - WCC Tournament
05 March 2026

The No. 10 seed Loyola Marymount Lions (15-16, 6-12 WCC) are favored by 5.5 points in the WCC Tournament against the No. 11 seed San Diego Toreros (11-20, 5-13 WCC) on Thursday at Orleans Arena, tipping off at 11:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 145.5 in the matchup.
In its last outing on Saturday, Loyola Marymount suffered a 71-66 loss to Seattle U. In the losing effort, Aaron McBride led Loyola Marymount with 21 points. San Diego heads into this contest on the heels of an 87-74 loss to Portland on Saturday. Assane Diop scored 16 points in San Diego's loss, leading the team.
Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada
- Spread favorite: Loyola Marymount -5.5
- Moneyline favorite: Loyola Marymount -260
- Moneyline underdog: San Diego +206
- Over/Under: 145.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego
- This season, 14 of Loyola Marymount's 30 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 145.5 points.
- This season, 21 of San Diego's games have finished with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 150 points per game, 4.5 points more than the point total of 145.5 for this matchup.
- The 151.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 5.8 more than the 145.5-point total in this contest.
- On average, Loyola Marymount has seen a 146.9-point over/under in its games this season, 1.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- San Diego's games have an average over/under of 154.4 points this season, 8.9 more points than the over/under for this game.
Betting the Spread: Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego
- Against the spread, Loyola Marymount is 14-16-0 this season.
- The Lions have been favored by 5.5 points or more nine times this season and are 4-5 ATS in those matchups.
- Against the spread, San Diego is 14-15-0 this year.
- The Toreros have an against the spread record of 6-9 in their 15 games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more this season.
- Loyola Marymount is 8-9 against the spread, and 9-8 overall, at home.
- As a 5.5-point favorite or greater at home, Loyola Marymount is 4-4 ATS.
- San Diego is 2-11 overall, and 4-9 against the spread, on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego
- Loyola Marymount has won 11, or 64.7%, of the 17 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Lions have a record of 4-3 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -260 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 72.2% chance of a victory for Loyola Marymount.
- San Diego has come away with four wins in the 20 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
- This season, the Toreros have come away with a win one times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +206 or worse on the moneyline.
- San Diego has an implied victory probability of 32.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
