This prediction market topic concerns the outcome of a women's college basketball game scheduled for January 17 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time between the Loyola Marymount Lions and the Pacific Tigers. The market allows participants to wager on which team will win this specific West Coast Conference (WCC) matchup. The game is part of the 2023-2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball regular season. Loyola Marymount University, located in Los Angeles, California, and the University of the Pacific, located in Stockton, California, are both members of the WCC, making this a conference game with implications for league standings and postseason tournament seeding. The market includes specific rules for resolution, stating that if the game is postponed, the market remains open until completion, and if canceled entirely without a makeup, it resolves as a 50-50 split. People are interested in this market due to the competitive nature of WCC basketball, the specific team dynamics, and the broader context of the NCAA season where every conference game impacts potential bids to national tournaments like the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT. The performance of key players, recent team trends, and historical matchups between these programs all contribute to the analysis and interest surrounding this event.

Historical Context

The Loyola Marymount Lions and Pacific Tigers have a shared history as members of the West Coast Conference, though Pacific's membership in the WCC for women's basketball began more recently. The University of the Pacific rejoined the WCC in 2013, after a period in the Big West Conference, rekindling conference rivalries with long-standing members like Loyola Marymount. Historically, the series between these two teams has been competitive, with outcomes often swinging based on home-court advantage and the cyclical nature of collegiate team strength. In the 2022-2023 season, the teams split their two regular-season matchups, with each winning on their home court. Loyola Marymount won the most recent meeting in the 2023 WCC Tournament, a game that ended Pacific's season. This recent postseason history adds a layer of rivalry and motivation to their encounters. The broader context includes Loyola Marymount's historical peaks, such as their WCC regular-season championship in 2020, and Pacific's ongoing efforts to return to the success it experienced in previous decades under different conference affiliations.

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