Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State betting: College basketball preview for December 19

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A pair of streaking teams hit the court when the Pepperdine Waves (5-6) host the Long Beach State Beach (4-8) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET. The Beach are 6.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their three-game win streak allive against the Waves, who have won three straight. The point total in the matchup is set at 140.

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Pepperdine Cover -6.5 vs Long Beach State -107

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Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State betting lines

  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: -258
  • Long Beach State moneyline odds to win: +208
  • Spread: Pepperdine (-6.5)
  • Total: 140

Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Pepperdine has performed better when playing at home, covering three times in four home games, and zero times in four road games.
  • When it comes to point totals, the Waves hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve gone over the total three times in four opportunities this season (75%). On the road, they have hit the over one time in four opportunities (25%).

Last season stats

  • The Waves were 196th in the country in points scored (72.8 per game) and 248th in points conceded (74.0) last season.
  • Pepperdine was 265th in the nation in rebounds per game (30.8) and 48th in rebounds conceded (29.5) last season.
  • Last season the Waves were ranked 163rd in college basketball in assists with 13.2 per game.

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-1 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 0-3-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 1-4-1)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (141st in nation) 41.2 (94th) 34.5 (103rd) 32.1 (242nd) 16.5 (51st) 11.5 (165th)

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Long Beach State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Long Beach State has a lower winning percentage at home (.333, 1-2-0 record) than on the road (.600, 3-2-0).
  • Beach games have finished above the over/under less often at home (one time out of three) than away (three of five) this season.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Beach have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (2-3).

Last season stats

  • With 77.4 points per game on offense, the Beach were 74th in college basketball last year. At the other end, they ceded 76.0 points per contest, which ranked 295th in college basketball.
  • Long Beach State grabbed 35.3 boards per game (45th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 31.8 rebounds per contest (189th-ranked).
  • The Beach ranked 50th in the nation with 15.3 dimes per game.

Long Beach State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-1 (Home: 1-1-1; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (263rd in nation) 44.1 (235th) 30.7 (288th) 29.7 (101st) 11.3 (327th) 13.3 (303rd)
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