As the ball soared off Dallas Macias’s bat toward the right field bleachers, piercing through a howling wind, Canon Reeder stood near home plate, waving, almost willing, it to fly out of Goss Stadium.

Watch the No. 7 seed Loyola Marymount Lions (16-14, 8-10 WCC) hit the court in the WCC Tournament against the No. 11 seed San Diego Toreros (6-26, 2-16 WCC). The teams will face off Friday at

Neither the Pacific Tigers nor the San Diego Toreros have consistently put up wins this year, but both enter the WCC Tournament on an Over run. A pile of points is promising in this spot, per our college basketball betting picks.

Win Thursday, and UCSD can clinch a share of the regular-season conference title. The Tritons have already locked in a top-two seed for next week’s Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nev., ensuring them a bye into the semifinals.

Take the Over as the Loyola Marymount Lions aim to rack up another win over the San Diego Toreros in tonight's West Coast Conference pick and prediction.

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount and San Diego meet in the WCC Tournament. The Lions’ record in WCC games is 8-10, and their record is 8-4 in non-conference games. Loyola Marymount is ninth in the WCC scoring 70.1 points while shooting 43.5% from the field.

Dallas Macias’ three-run home run in the bottom of the 8th gave OSU the boost they needed and the Beavs were able to stop a late push made by San Diego to earn a 3-game sweep in their home