Loyola Marymount Lions (16-7, 6-3 WCC) at BYU Cougars (14-10, 4-5 WCC)
Provo, Utah; Thursday, 9 pm EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: BYU -4.5; over/under is 143.5
BOTTOM LINE: BYU hosts the Loyola Marymount Lions after Dallin Hall scored 23 points in BYU’s 57-56 loss to the Saint Mary’s Gaels.
The Cougars are 9-3 on their home court. BYU is second in the WCC in team defense, allowing 68.6 points while holding opponents to 42.4% shooting.
The Lions are 6-3 against WCC opponents. Loyola Marymount is 5-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.9 turnovers per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fousseyni Traore averaged 12.3 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Cougars. Rudi Williams is averaging 13.0 points in the last 10 games for BYU.
Cameron Shelton averaged 19.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals for the Lions. Keli Leaupepe is averaging 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 44.8% in the last 10 games for Loyola Marymount.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 5-5, averaging 70.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents averaged 65.4 points per game.
Lions: 7-3, averaging 76.5 points, 33.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents averaged 70.2 points.
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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
