Loyola Marymount Lions vs Santa Clara Broncos Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Santa Clara Broncos

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (13-4) will try to defeat the Loyola Marymount Lions (10-7) at Leavey Center on Saturday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions faced off with Gonzaga and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-47 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Lions walked away with 9 and Gonzaga racked up 13 fouls. They also buried 6 of 20 shots from three-point range. Gonzaga finished the game at 40.0% from the charity stripe by making 4 of their 10 tries. Additionally, Gonzaga snagged 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Gonzaga recorded 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Loyola Marymount let their opponent shoot 53.7% from the floor on 36 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lions made 3 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 42.9%. Loyola Marymount walked away from the game having earned a 30.2% FG percentage (19 of 63) and made 6 of 23 shots from 3-point land.

Rodney Brown Jr. is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He shot 36.4% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played for 28 mins and also pulled down 1 board. He totaled 11 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Loyola Marymount will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-7 this year. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is grabbing 35.8 boards per contest and has 244 dimes for the season, which ranks 97th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Lions are connecting on 36.7% on shots from distance (158 of 431) and 65.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 pts per contest (200th in the country) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lions have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They surrender 31.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 75th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.7). The Lions defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.9% (416 of 1,017) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 232nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 215 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Santa Clara Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 98-70 against San Diego. The Broncos were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. San Diego was called for 11 fouls for the contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Santa Clara converted 14 out of their 41 attempts (34.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Broncos ended up going 37 for 74 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Broncos permitted San Diego to bury 26 out of 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3% for this game. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 24 and finished the game at 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). In relation to rebounding, Santa Clara permitted San Diego to snag 23 in all (7 offensive).

Christian Hammond ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos for the contest. He buried 9 out of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and earned 4 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this game.

Santa Clara has a record of 13-4 so far this year. The Broncos are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game and they connect on 70.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.6 times per game (22nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. Santa Clara has scored 1,402 points on the season (82.5 per game) and they collect 37.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 112th in D-1.

The Santa Clara defense gives up 32.3% on three-point shots (116 of 359) and opponents are making 74.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.9 assists and 30.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 279th and 34th in college hoops. The Broncos are ranked 106th in college in points allowed per game with 70.4. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (200th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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