Pepperdine vs. Loyola Marymount betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Loyola Marymount Lions (9-8, 1-4 WCC) are slight underdogs (by 1 point) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Pepperdine Waves (7-10, 1-3 WCC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 146 points.

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Pepperdine Cover -1 vs Loyola Marymount -105

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Pepperdine vs. Loyola Marymount betting lines

  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: -110
  • Loyola Marymount moneyline odds to win: -110
  • Spread: Pepperdine (-1)
  • Total: 146

Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Pepperdine has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in seven opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered two times in seven opportunities in road games.
  • The Waves have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (71.4%) than road tilts (42.9%).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Waves have increased their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 79.4 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 74.3 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • Pepperdine’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.4) is 2.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.5).
  • The Waves’ past 10 outings have seen them make 7.8 three-pointers per game while shooting 36.3% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 7.1 makes and 34.3%.

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 2-4-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-1)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (130th in nation) 42.4 (142nd) 33.4 (148th) 31.8 (224th) 16.9 (41st) 11.6 (194th)

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Loyola Marymount statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Loyola Marymount is 4-5-0 at home against the spread (.444 winning percentage). Away, it is 1-4-0 ATS (.200).
  • Looking at the over/under, Lions games have gone over more often at home (five of nine, 55.6%) than away (one of five, 20%).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Lions have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than on the road (.000, 0-5).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Lions are posting 69.8 points per game, compared to their season average of 70.4.
  • Loyola Marymount is ceding 72.0 points per contest over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 71.3 points allowed.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Lions are making 8.2 treys per game, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (35.3%) compared to their season average (33.4%).

Loyola Marymount betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-1 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 4-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-1; As Underdog: 4-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (282nd in nation) 42.3 (138th) 32.9 (181st) 34.0 (310th) 13.7 (198th) 10.9 (118th)
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