Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount

The Lions come in with the better overall record at 11-15, but a lot of the work in the win column was done during a soft out-of-conference schedule early in the season. Loyola Marymount is just 1-5 in their last six games. The problem has been the lack of intensity on the defensive end, which has seen five of the six opponents shoot 49% or better against them. Santa Clara owns just eight wins on the season, but five of those have come in their last 11 games after a 3-11 start, so the Broncos have certainly been improving. Santa Clara will be playing with revenge here for a disappointing 10-point home loss to the Lions earlier in the season. The road team is improving, and has motivation for a strong showing, so make the play on Santa Clara.