Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Loyola Marymount Lions (10-7, 1-3 WCC) host the San Francisco Dons (11-6, 3-1 WCC) at Gersten Pavilion, starting at 11 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Lions are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

In its most recent game on Sunday, Loyola Marymount suffered an 82-47 loss to Gonzaga. In Loyola Marymount's loss, Rodney Brown Jr. led the way with a team-high 11 points (adding one rebound and zero assists). San Francisco took care of business in its most recent outing 73-68 against Portland on Sunday. Venjamin Absoi scored a team-leading 16 points for San Francisco in the win.

Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET
• Where: Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: Loyola Marymount -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Loyola Marymount -114
• Moneyline underdog: San Francisco -106
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

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• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

• Eight of Loyola Marymount's games this season have gone over Thursday's total of 140.5 points.
• A total of 10 of San Francisco's games have ended with a combined score higher than 140.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 151.8 points per game, 11.3 points more than the point total of 140.5 for this contest.
• The 136.9 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 3.6 fewer than the 140.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, Loyola Marymount has had a 145.4-point over/under in its games this season, 4.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 2.8 points lower than the average over/under in San Francisco's games this season (143.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

• Against the spread, Loyola Marymount is 10-6-0 this season.
• The Lions have been favored by 1.5 points or more eight times this season and are 6-2 ATS in those games.
• San Francisco is 8-8-0 against the spread this year.
• The Dons are 4-1 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• Loyola Marymount is 6-4 against the spread, and 6-4 overall, at home this year.
• As a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home, Loyola Marymount is 5-2 ATS.
• On the road, San Francisco has two wins against the spread and are 1-3 overall.
• San Francisco is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

• This season, Loyola Marymount has won seven out of the eight games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Lions are 7-1 this season when entering a game favored by -114 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Loyola Marymount has a 53.3% chance to win.
• San Francisco has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win three times (60%) in those contests.
• The Dons have a mark of 3-2 in contests where sportsbooks give them odds of -106 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that San Francisco has a 51.5% chance of pulling out a win.