Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Pepperdine betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 11

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The Pepperdine Waves (6-19, 1-11 WCC) are heavy underdogs (by 24.5 points) to end a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the Saint Mary’s Gaels (21-4, 10-2 WCC) on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.

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Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Pepperdine betting lines

  • Saint Mary’s (CA) moneyline odds to win: -9091
  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: +2275
  • Spread: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-24.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Saint Mary’s (CA) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Mary’s (CA) has a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-4-0) than it does in road games (3-4-0).
  • The Gaels have exceeded the total in six of 12 home games (50%), compared to two of seven road games (28.6%).
  • In 12 home games as a moneyline favorite, Saint Mary’s (CA) has 12 wins (1.000). It owns an identical winning percentage (5-0 record) as a moneyline favorite on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Gaels’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 78.2 points a contest compared to the 78.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Saint Mary’s (CA) has been more porous on defense as of late, giving up 65.2 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 64.2 points per game its opponents average over the 2025-26 season.
  • The Gaels are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 8.8 threes per game and shooting 40.7% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.7 makes and 38.1% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Saint Mary’s (CA) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-1 (Home: 12-0; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (110th in nation) 40.1 (27th) 36.6 (27th) 26.3 (sixth) 15.5 (88th) 10.2 (87th)

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Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Pepperdine is 3-9-0 at home against the spread (.250 winning percentage). On the road, it is 7-3-0 ATS (.700).
  • Waves games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (six times out of 12) than away (four of 10) this season.
  • The Waves, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-8) than away (1-8) this year.

Recent trends

  • While the Waves are scoring 70.3 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, producing 68.9 points per contest.
  • Pepperdine is surrendering 82.8 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 4.6 more points than it is allowing for the season (78.2).
  • The Waves are draining 0.5 fewer treys per game in their last 10 games (6.1) compared to their season average (6.6), and they are putting up a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (28.5%) compared to their season mark (29.7%).

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-13-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 24.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 9-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-13-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-17 (Home: 2-8; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (316th in nation) 46.3 (297th) 29.7 (305th) 32.9 (284th) 13.2 (238th) 12.2 (279th)
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