Half-time report
There’s only half San Francisco left. and the victory they were favored to achieve tonight. They jumped out to an early 31-25 lead against LMU.
If San Francisco. keep playing like this, they will bump their record to 11-3 in no time. On the other hand, LMU will have to settle for an 8-5 record unless they turn things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
LMU Lions in San Francisco. Don
Current records: LMU 8-4, San Francisco. 10-3
How to watch
What you need to know
LMU has played five home games but will have to dust off its road jersey soon. Them and the San Franciscans. The Dons will face off in a West Coast battle at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday at War Memorial Gymnasium. The game will give the Lions their first taste of conference action this season.
LMU’s season wasn’t great last year, but it appears the struggles are behind us. The stars were shining for them in an 85-69 win over North Alabama on Sunday. That makes two straight games that LMU has won by exactly 16 points.
Among those leading the charge was Caleb Stone-Carrawell, who went 11 of 17 on his way to 28 points. The team also got help from Jevon Porter, who nearly had a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
LMU worked as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outscored their opponents in that department as North Alabama only posted eight.
Meanwhile, San Francisco. didn’t have much breathing room in their game against Montana on Saturday, but they still came away with a 71-67 victory.
San Francisco. can attribute much of his success to Marcus Williams, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 25 points plus five rebounds. Additionally, Williams also posted a field goal percentage of 72.7%, which is the highest he has posted since February. Another player who made the difference was Tyrone Riley IV, who had 17 points and seven rebounds.
LMU’s win was its fifth straight at home, improving its record to 8-4. As for San Fran., they’ve been on a hot streak lately: They’ve won six of their last seven games, which was a nice improvement to their 10-3 record this season.
Rebounding will likely be a big factor in this contest: LMU has crashed the boards this season, averaging 36.2 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like San Francisco. difficulties in this department because they have an average of 36.8. As both teams fight to recover missed shots, we’ll see if one team can take the lead.
LMU hopes to defy the odds on Saturday, as experts believe they are headed for a loss. Anyone considering them against the spread should keep this in mind: The team hasn’t covered the last four times they’ve faced San Francisco.
Odds
San Francisco. is a big 11-point favorite against LMU, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Punters had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the match opened with the Dons as 10.5 point favorites.
The over/under is 141.5 points.
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History of the series
San Francisco. has won 7 of its last 10 games against LMU.
- February 17, 2024 – San Francisco. 82 against LMU 59
- January 18, 2024 – San Francisco. 90 against LMU74
- January 7, 2023 – San Francisco. 72 against. LMU70
- January 13, 2022 – San Francisco. 97 against LMU73
- March 5, 2021 – LMU 70 vs. San Francisco. 66
- February 18, 2021 – LMU 68 against. San Francisco. 63
- January 10, 2021 – LMU 68 vs. San Francisco. 60
- March 06, 2020 – San Francisco. 82 against LMU 53
- February 29, 2020 – San Francisco. 69 against LMU67
- January 18, 2020 – San Francisco. 61 against LMU 53
