Loyola Marymount vs Oregon State Prediction 1/14/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Loyola Marymount Lions and the Oregon State Beavers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. Here’s an LMU vs Oregon State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best LMU vs Oregon State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Loyola Marymount Lions Betting Preview

The Lions kicked off the year on a great 6-0 run, but then hit a 1-4 skid over the next five games that featured losses to Florida Atlantic, Stony Brook, Saint Louis and UC San Diego. It’s been a 4-4 run in the eight games since then. The losses in that time have come versus Saint Mary’s, Washington State, Gonzaga and Santa Clara, giving the Lions an 11-8 overall run in their first 19 games this year.

In the Santa Clara matchup on Saturday, Loyola Marymount went into the break with a 45-30 deficit. The Lions didn’t end up getting any closer in the second half with a 58-42 deficit, leading to a 103-72 blowout loss in the end. Jalen Shelley was the team’s lead scorer on 18 points with six boards. MJ Amey added 12 points with five rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes of work as well.

Oregon State Beavers Betting Preview

Over on the Oregon State side, they won their first three games this year before taking losses to Oregon, Evansville, Iona, UMass and Cal Baptist in the next five. A 5-2 run came next with losses to Sam Houston and Santa Clara, then a 1-3 run. The losses in that time were versus Pacific, Washington State and Portland. That gives Oregon State a sketchy 9-10 run so far this season.

Matched up against Portland over the weekend the Beavers entered the second half on a one-point deficit. Oregon State was outscored 43-38 the rest of the way and ended up losing 82-76 on the road in the end. Olavi Suutela topped the team with his 19 points, three rebounds and three assists. Johan Munch added 14 points with two rebounds over 15 minutes on the court in the losing effort.

Loyola Marymount Lions @ Oregon State Beavers Betting Trends: January 14, 2026

Why the Oregon State Beavers will win

• The home team has won each of Loyola Marymount’s last five games.
• Loyola Marymount has lost three of its last four games.
• The home team has won the first half in three of Loyola Marymount’s last four games.

Why the Loyola Marymount Lions will win

• Oregon State has lost seven of its last nine games against the West Coast Conference.

LMU vs Oregon State Prediction

I’ll lean toward LMU but you could probably call this one either way. The Lions need a good bounce-back after a road loss to a solid Santa Clara team in their last outing as well. LMU shot 44.1 percent from the field in that one but also got outmuscled on the boards 43-30 and coughed up 15 turnovers along the way. The defense gave up 47.4 percent shooting from the field to the Broncos as well. Loyola Marymount is snuggling right now on a 2-4 run over their last six games. The good news is that they’re generally still scoring pretty well.

As for Oregon State, they weren’t able to keep pace with a middling Portland squad over the weekend despite shooting 46.8 percent from the field. The Beavers got beaten on the boards 29-25 and in the paint 30-22 while the Pilots drained 30 of their 34 free throws (88.2 percent). Oregon State is 2-4 in their last six games as well. They’ve failed to hit 68 points in three of those losses.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Loyola Marymount Lions -1.5