Queens Royals vs Loyola Marymount Lions Prediction, 11/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Loyola Marymount Lions

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Marymount Lions (15-17 last season) will try to defeat the Queens Royals (21-14 last year) at Gersten Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Queens Royals played Purdue and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-71 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Royals ended up with 12 and Purdue finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 14 out of their 24 shots from 3-point range. Purdue walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 12 tries. Furthermore, Purdue pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Purdue earned 24 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Queens allowed 63.1% from the field on 41 of 65 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 17 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Royals made 4 of 5 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Queens ended the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and buried 7 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Jordan Watford is a guy who was important in this matchup. He went 57.1% from the field and earned 6 assists. He played 25 mins played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He walked away with 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Queens will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 21-14 last season. They averaged 84.5 pts per game (17th in the nation) while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Royals shot 35.8% on shots from distance (353 of 987) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Queens grabbed 33.4 rebounds per game and accumulated 561 assists last year, which was 46th in the nation in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a unit committed 19.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Royals were able to force their opponents into 10.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They were ranked 278th in the nation in allowing assists 486 relinquished throughout last season. The Royals allowed a shooting percentage of 47.1% (1,011 of 2,147) and they surrendered 35.5 boards per game as a squad. They surrendered 36.1% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 356th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (83.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Loyola Marymount Lions took a loss by a final score of 66-62 when they played San Diego. In regard to team rebounding, Loyola Marymount permitted San Diego to grab 33 in total (10 offensive). They shot 30.8% from three-point range by hitting 8 out of 26 and ended up shooting 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Lions permitted San Diego to bury 21 out of their 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.2% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Lions finished 25 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Loyola Marymount converted 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. San Diego committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Lions to the free throw line for 14 shots. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Lions pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup.

Aaron McBride ended up being a factor for the Lions for this contest. He totaled 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He buried 7 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 8 rebounds.

Loyola Marymount had a mark of 15-17 last season. The Lions were responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game and they went 70.4% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 13.2 times per contest (236th in the country) and they coughed up possession 12.0 times per game. Loyola Marymount tallied 2,376 pts throughout last year (74.3 per game) and they collected 34.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lions hit 45.8% from the field, which had them ranked 145th in Division 1.

The Loyola Marymount defense surrendered 33.9% on shots from distance (238 of 703) and their opponents made 74.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 11.5 assists and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 109th and 259th in D-1. The Lions were ranked 126th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.1. They forced their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (67th in college).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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