Pepperdine vs. San Diego betting: College basketball preview for February 13

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The Pepperdine Waves (9-16, 3-9 WCC) bring a three-game losing streak into a home matchup with the San Diego Toreros (4-22, 1-12 WCC), who have lost 12 straight. The Waves are favorites (-8.5) in the contest, which starts at 10:00 PM ET (on ESPN+) on Thursday, February 13, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 152.5.

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Pepperdine vs. San Diego betting lines

  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: -368
  • San Diego moneyline odds to win: +288
  • Spread: Pepperdine (-8.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Pepperdine has done a better job covering the spread at home (6-6-0) than it has in road tilts (4-5-1).
  • The Waves have eclipsed the over/under less consistently at home, hitting the over in five of 12 home matchups (41.7%). In away games, they have hit the over in six of 10 games (60%).
  • Pepperdine has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 5-3 (.625). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Waves’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 67.2 points a contest compared to the 72.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Pepperdine has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 75.2 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 73.7 it has surrendered this season.
  • The Waves’ last 10 contests have seen them make 5.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 29.9% from deep. Both numbers are less than their 2024-25 averages of 6.5 makes and 32.9%.

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-12-1 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-5-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 5-9-1)
  • O-U-P: 12-12-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 5-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-13 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (204th in nation) 44.5 (230th) 32.2 (175th) 31.5 (203rd) 15.8 (53rd) 11.0 (149th)

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San Diego statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • San Diego’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .429 (6-8-0). Away, it is .500 (5-5-0).
  • Both at home (seven of 14) and on the road (five of 10), the Toreros’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Toreros have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-8) and on the road (0-10).

Recent trends

  • While the Toreros are posting 68.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark over their past 10 games, tallying 70.9 a contest.
  • San Diego is giving up 85.1 points per game over its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 77.8 points allowed.
  • The Toreros are draining 6.6 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (6.2). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.8%) compared to their season average from downtown (28.3%).

San Diego betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-13-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 9-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-13-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-19 (Home: 0-8; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.1 (353rd in nation) 45.3 (279th) 31.5 (223rd) 33.6 (318th) 11.0 (343rd) 12.9 (313th)
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