Portland vs. Loyola Marymount prediction: Loyola Marymount favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Loyola Marymount will take on Portland in men's college basketball action at Gersten Pavilion on Saturday, commencing at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Loyola Marymount as the most likely winner of the Portland vs. Loyola Marymount game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Portland and Loyola Marymount 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Loyola Marymount a 79% chance of beating Portland. Our predicted final score has Loyola Marymount winning 77-69.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Portland and Loyola Marymount each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 147.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Portland vs. Loyola Marymount 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.

Portland vs. Loyola Marymount 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: