San Francisco vs. Loyola Marymount prediction: Loyola Marymount favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Loyola Marymount will square off with San Francisco in men's college basketball action at Gersten Pavilion on Thursday, starting at 11:00 PM ET.

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

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between San Francisco and Loyola Marymount 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Loyola Marymount a 55% chance of defeating San Francisco. Our predicted final score has Loyola Marymount winning 71-70.

According to our model, San Francisco (+1.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 141.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

San Francisco vs. Loyola Marymount odds

We have sourced 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.

San Francisco vs. Loyola Marymount picks and best bet

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