Loyola Marymount vs. Washington State prediction: Why Washington State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Washington State will take on Loyola Marymount, in what is expected to be a close Men's College Basketball game, at Beasley Coliseum on Friday, beginning at 9:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Washington State a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Loyola Marymount.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's Loyola Marymount vs. Washington State matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Loyola Marymount vs. Washington State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Loyola Marymount and Washington State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Washington State a 54% chance of defeating Loyola Marymount. Our predicted final score has Washington State winning 73-72.

According to our model, Loyola Marymount (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Loyola Marymount vs. Washington State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Loyola Marymount vs. Washington State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: