San Diego Toreros vs Loyola Marymount Lions Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Loyola Marymount Lions

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Gersten Pavilion is the location where the Loyola Marymount Lions (12-13) will play the San Diego Toreros (10-15) on Saturday.

The San Diego Toreros played St. Mary's and took a loss by a score of 87-60 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Toreros walked away with 17 and St. Mary's recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 21 tries from long range. St. Mary's finished 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 20 tries. On top of that, St. Mary's collected 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Mary's distributed 19 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, San Diego allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the field on 30 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 25 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Toreros made 5 of their 13 tries for a rate of 38.5%. San Diego ended the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (23 of 57) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Toneari Lane is a guy who played a role in this game. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 20 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up going 60.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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San Diego will enter this game with a record of 10-15 for the year. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls every game. As a team, San Diego is grabbing 32.6 rebounds per contest and has 402 dimes for the campaign, which is 29th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Toreros are shooting 34.6% on 3-pointers (227 of 657) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.1 points per game (188th in the country) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Toreros are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 fouls. They rank 351st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 surrendered on the season. The Toreros are allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (689 of 1,480) and they surrender 37.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 32.6% on three-point shots while they are 302nd in college in opponents PPG (78.4).

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Marymount Lions walked away with a victory by a final of 84-75 when they played San Francisco. When talking about how they rebounded, Loyola Marymount permitted San Francisco to snag 31 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 37 out of 42 at the free throw line (88.1%). The Lions permitted San Francisco to convert 16 out of 50 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 32.0% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Lions went 29 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 48.3%. With regard to 3-pointers, Loyola Marymount converted 10 out of their 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. San Francisco had 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Lions to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Lions corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Jalen Shelley ended up having an impact for the Lions for this game. He had 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 6 dimes for this contest. He made 9 out of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Loyola Marymount has a win-loss record of 12-13 on the campaign. The Lions are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (202nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Loyola Marymount has accumulated 1,873 pts this season (74.9 per contest) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Lions are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 165th in the country.

The Loyola Marymount defense gives up 33.0% from downtown (185 of 560) and their opponents are converting on 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 dimes and 36.7 boards every game, which is 115th and 307th in college hoops. The Lions on defense are ranked 162nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (62nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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