Loyola Marymount vs Belmont Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/26/24

The Loyola Marymount Lions and the Belmont Bruins meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Here’s an LMU vs Belmont prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best LMU vs Belmont pick. We will examine:

The Loyola Marymount Lions’ recent form and player performance

The Belmont Bruins’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Loyola Marymount Lions

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Belmont Bruins

Recent betting trends in games played between LMU and Belmont

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the LMU vs Belmont game

Loyola Marymount Lions Betting Preview

LMU got off to a good start this year with a blowout win over Life Pacific 99-56 in their opener. Since then it’s been three straight losses, though. Those have come versus UC Irvine, Saint Louis, and North Dakota in succession.

Matched up against North Dakota on Friday, the Lions were down by four points at the break. LMU kept the pace from there but ended up losing 77-73. Caleb Stone-Carrawell finished with a team-high 17 points, and Aleksandre Merkviladze added 16 points with eight boards. Loyola Marymount will take on Colorado State, Nevada, Prairie View, and UC Santa Barbara after this game.

Belmont Bruins Betting Preview

Over on the Belmont side, they managed to win four of their first five outings. The Bruins’ lone loss so far was 76-74 versus Furman. Otherwise, it’s been victories over Maryville TN, Lipscomb, Air Force, and Oral Roberts.

Matched up against Oral Roberts last Tuesday, the Bruins were outscored 45-31 in the first half. Belmont got it going in the second, however, resulting in a 59-35 run for a 90-80 win. Tyler Lundblade finished with 25 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes of work during the victory.

Why the Belmont Bruins will win

• Loyola Marymount has lost each of its last five night games against non-conference opponents.
• Belmont has won 12 of its last 15 games.
• Belmont has won the first half in nine of its last 12 night games played at neutral venues.

Why the Loyola Marymount Lions will win

• Belmont has lost the first half in three of its last four night games against non-conference opponents.

LMU vs Belmont Prediction

I’ll probably stick with Belmont. The Bruins didn’t get off to a great start against a struggling Oral Roberts team in their last outing. To their credit, however, Belmont had a good second half and finished off the double-digit win. The Bruins have played in some close games already this year, with three of five being decided by eight points or fewer.

As for LMU, they’ve scored quite well so far with 71 or more points in three of four outings. The Lions have given up a combined 154 points across their last two outings, however. Belmont is going to need to get off to a better start in this one but if all goes well I like the Bruins to keep LMU at bay in this coin-flip matchup.