Santa Clara Broncos vs Loyola Marymount Lions Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs Loyola Marymount Lions

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Santa Clara Broncos (18-5) are hitting the road to Gersten Pavilion on Saturday where they will compete against the Loyola Marymount Lions (11-12).

The Santa Clara Broncos faced San Francisco and notched a win by a score of 88-73 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 20 and San Francisco accumulated 14 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 19 attempts from downtown. San Francisco finished the game at 65.2% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 23 attempts. In addition, San Francisco pulled down 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. San Francisco earned 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Santa Clara allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 26 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Broncos made 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Santa Clara walked away from the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (33 out of 65) and made 12 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Christian Hammond is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He went 53.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 31 mins but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He was able to score 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Santa Clara steps onto the hardwood with a record of 18-5 on the year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Santa Clara is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 402 assists on the campaign, which ranks 8th in the country in terms of passing. The Broncos are connecting on 33.6% from downtown (224 of 666) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 82.7 points per outing (64th in Division 1) while going 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Broncos are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are giving up 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 106th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.7). The Broncos defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (562 of 1,279) and they surrender 32.1 boards per contest as a team. They are 330th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 338 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Marymount Lions took a defeat with a final score of 72-69 against Oregon State. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Loyola Marymount allowed Oregon State to snag 32 in all (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.9% from beyond the perimeter via 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Lions permitted Oregon State to convert 26 of 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.1% in this game. Overall, the Lions shot 27 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8%. In the matter of shots from distance, Loyola Marymount made 8 out of their 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. Oregon State committed 11 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Lions collected 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this contest.

MJ Amey Jr. ended up having an impact for the Lions for this game. He buried 8 of 14 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the contest.

Loyola Marymount has a win-loss record of 11-12 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Lions are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which is 174th in college. Loyola Marymount has scored 1,716 points on the year (74.6 per game) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (193rd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Lions have committed 17.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Lions on the defensive side of the court are 119th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 71.3. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (58th in college hoops). The Loyola Marymount defense allows 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (167 of 508) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.6 assists and 36.7 rebounds every game, which is 112th and 301st in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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