Loyola Marymount Lions vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Jenny Craig Pavilion is the site where the San Diego Toreros (11-17) will go up against the Loyola Marymount Lions (13-15) on Saturday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions faced off with Pepperdine and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-89 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Lions walked away with 20 while Pepperdine totaled 18 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 18 attempts from 3-point range. Pepperdine ended up shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Pepperdine pulled down 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Pepperdine doled out 19 assists and had 2 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Loyola Marymount let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the field on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 13 of 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Loyola Marymount finished having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and buried 10 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

MJ Amey Jr. is one player who was important in the matchup. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 56.3% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Loyola Marymount heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-15 for the season. They currently have an average of 75.1 pts per contest (211th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Lions are hitting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 677) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is pulling in 34.5 boards per game and has earned 372 assists for the campaign, which ranks 182nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lions are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are 205th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 361 conceded this year. The Lions defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.0% (710 of 1,689) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 33.2% on 3-pointers while they are 148th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (72.8).

For their last game, the San Diego Toreros took a loss by a score of 92-79 when they faced San Francisco. When it comes to rebounding, San Diego allowed San Francisco to snag 30 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from distance by connecting on 9 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 35 from the charity stripe (77.1%). The Toreros allowed San Francisco to bury 28 of their 48 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.3% for the game. In all, the Toreros went 28 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 48.3%. In the matter of three-point shots, San Diego knocked down 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. San Francisco was called for 18 fouls for this game which got the Toreros to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Toreros were able to pull down 15 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 21 for the contest.

Dominique Ford was important for the Toreros in the game. He earned 16 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 of 14 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

San Diego has a win-loss mark of 11-17 on the season. The Toreros have committed 18.3 personal fouls per game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per contest (62nd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. San Diego has accounted for 2,115 pts on the campaign (75.5 per contest) and they pull down 31.9 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Toreros are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 223rd in the nation.

The Toreros on the defensive side of the court are 297th in the nation in points given up per game with 78.4. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (326th in Division 1). The San Diego defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 661) and their opponents are converting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.6 dimes and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 319th and 294th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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