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The No. 5 seed BYU Cougars (18-14, 7-9 WCC) are favored by 4 points in the WCC Tournament against the No. 4 seed Loyola Marymount Lions (19-11, 9-7 WCC) on Saturday at Orleans Arena, starting at 10:00 PM on ESPN2.
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How do I watch Cougars vs. Lions?
- Game Day: Saturday, March 4, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Location: Paradise, Nevada
- Arena: Orleans Arena
Betting Lines for Cougars vs. Lions
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| BYU | -4 | 147.5 |
BYU Betting Stats & Information
- BYU has put together a 13-5 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 72.2% of those games).
- When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -181 or shorter, the Cougars have a 13-4 record (winning 76.5% of their games).
- The Cougars are 16-13-1 against the spread this season.
- In games this season in which they were an underdog by 4 points or more, the Lions have a 6-6 record against the spread.
- BYU’s average point total in outings this year is 145.7, 1.8 points fewer than the total in this game.
Loyola Marymount Betting Stats & Info
- Loyola Marymount has won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Lions are 5-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +153 or more on the moneyline.
- The Lions have gone 17-12-0 ATS this season.
- The Lions have a 6-6 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 4 points or more.
- The average point total for Loyola Marymount this year is 1.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.
BYU vs. Loyola Marymount Season Stat Comparison
| BYU Rank | BYU AVG | Loyola Marymount AVG | Loyola Marymount Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84th | 75.8 | Points Scored | 75.7 | 89th |
| 177th | 69.9 | Points Allowed | 73.1 | 272nd |
| 51st | 34.1 | Rebounds | 33.2 | 98th |
| 108th | 9.3 | Off. Rebounds | 8.9 | 145th |
| 76th | 8.3 | 3pt Made | 9.4 | 24th |
| 52nd | 15 | Assists | 11.8 | 283rd |
| 325th | 13.8 | Turnovers | 11.8 | 169th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
BYU Cougars Leaders
- The Cougars leader in points and rebounds is Fousseyni Traore, who scores 13.2 points and grabs 8.1 boards per game.
- Dallin Hall is BYU’s best passer, dishing out 3.3 assists per game while scoring 7.3 PPG.
- Jaxson Robinson leads the Cougars in three-point shooting, making an average of 1.9 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Loyola Marymount Lions Leaders
- The Lions’ Cameron Shelton averages enough points (21.2 per game) and assists (4.2 per game) to sit atop the team’s leaderboards.
- Keli Leaupepe’s stat line of 6.9 rebounds, 13.3 points and 1.2 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Loyola Marymount rebounding leaderboard.
- Shelton is the most prolific from deep for the Lions, hitting 1.8 threes per game.
