San Diego hosts Loyola Marymount following Earlington's 20-point showing

Published Feb. 4, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Loyola Marymount Lions (16-8, 6-4 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (10-14, 3-7 WCC)

San Diego; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: San Diego -4; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Diego plays the Loyola Marymount Lions after Marcellus Earlington scored 20 points in San Diego's 80-61 loss to the Portland Pilots.

The Toreros have gone 7-7 at home. San Diego is 5-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Lions are 6-4 against WCC opponents. Loyola Marymount ranks fifth in the WCC with 33.7 rebounds per game led by Keli Leaupepe averaging 6.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Williams Jr. is averaging 14.6 points and 9.5 rebounds for the Toreros. Earlington is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games for San Diego.

Cameron Shelton is averaging 19.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals for the Lions. Leaupepe is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games for Loyola Marymount.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toreros: 3-7, averaging 75.6 points, 29.5 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.2 points per game.

Lions: 6-4, averaging 75.0 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.