UCSB Gauchos (7-3, 0-2 Big West) at Loyola Marymount Lions (5-4)
Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -1.5; over/under is 141
BOTTOM LINE: UCSB faces Loyola Marymount after Deuce Turner scored 23 points in UCSB’s 83-66 victory against the Green Bay Phoenix.
The Lions have gone 3-2 in home games. Loyola Marymount averages 10.3 turnovers per game and is 2-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Gauchos have gone 2-1 away from home. UCSB is fifth in the Big West with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Kenny Pohto averaging 3.0.
Loyola Marymount makes 42.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than UCSB has allowed to its opponents (38.2%). UCSB has shot at a 48.8% clip from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points greater than the 42.0% shooting opponents of Loyola Marymount have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Will Johnston averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, scoring 15.7 points while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc.
Stephan D. Swenson averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Gauchos, scoring 11.6 points while shooting 43.9% from beyond the arc.
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