San Diego vs Loyola Marymount Prediction 3/5/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The San Diego Toreros and the Loyola Marymount Lions meet Thursday in West Coast Conference Tournament college basketball action from Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Here’s a San Diego vs LMU prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best San Diego vs Loyola Marymount 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.

San Diego Toreros Betting Preview

Back on January 28, the Toreros were coming off a pretty solid 3-1 run featuring wins over Bethesda U, Washington State and Pepperdine. Since then it’s been a 1-7 run however, as the Toreros have recorded losses to Oregon State, Saint Mary’s, Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, Oregon Sate and Portland for an 11-20 overall record this year.

In the Portland game on Saturday the Toreros ended up limping to an 87-74 loss on the road. Leading the team in the losing effort was Assane Diop with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists. Vuk Boskovic added 14 points with seven assists, three rebounds and five turnovers. Dominique Ford came off the bench for eight points in 15 minutes with a pair of rebounds.

LMU Lions Betting Preview

Over on the Loyola Marymount side, they were 11-7 back on January 8 then lost to Santa Clara, Oregon State, Portland, Seattle U, Oregon State and Santa Clara in the next six. It’s been a 4-3 run since then featuring wins over San Francisco, San Diego, San Diego again and Washington State. Over the first 31 games of the year that gives the Lions a 15-16 record in the books.

Matched up against Seattle U back on Saturday the Lions went into the second half sporting a three-point lead 32-29. Loyola Marymount lost the handle from there on a 42-34 deficit however, leading to a 71-66 loss on their home court in the end. Tops in scoring was Aaron McBride with 21 points and seven rebounds. Jan Vide added 19 points with four rebounds and five assists.

San Diego vs LMU Prediction

I’m going to stick with the Lions. LMU shot a nice 50 percent from the field with a 30-24 rebounding advantage in their latest home loss to Seattle U. The Lions committed 10 turnovers but probably should have won the game. Loyola Marymount has a winning record over their last seven games (4-3) but they’ve lost three of the last five. The Lions have finished below 68 points in consecutive games as well.

The Lions were able to win both meetings between these teams this year; 83-63 at home back on February 7 and 77-65 on the road on February 21. In the most recent meeting Loyola Marymount shot a nice 58 percent from the field with 47 percent (8-of-17) from outside and 21 fast break points. The Lions could use a kick in the pants offensively after the last couple of games but if they can get that shooting percentage up all should be okay.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Loyola Marymount Lions -5.5