Pepperdine vs. Pacific betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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A pair of sliding teams square off when the Pepperdine Waves (7-13, 1-6 WCC) host the Pacific Tigers (6-16, 1-7 WCC) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. The Tigers are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to end a three-game losing streak against the Waves, who have lost three straight. The matchup’s point total is set at 147.5.

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Pepperdine Cover -6.5 vs Pacific -113

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Pepperdine vs. Pacific betting lines

  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: -307
  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: +246
  • Spread: Pepperdine (-6.5)
  • Total: 147.5

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 nine opportunities at home, and it has covered two times in eight opportunities on the road.
  • In home games, the Waves eclipse the over/under 55.6% of the time (five of nine games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (four of eight contests).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Waves have been racking up 71.3 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 72.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Pepperdine has been more porous on the defensive side of the ball lately, allowing 75.9 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 73.5 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Waves are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (6.6 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (6.7), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from deep (33.2%).

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-1 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-5-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 4-8-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (169th in nation) 44.0 (216th) 32.1 (199th) 31.8 (215th) 16.2 (50th) 11.2 (155th)

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Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Pacific is 3-6-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 5-4-0 ATS (.556).
  • Tigers games have gone above the over/under more often at home (six times out of nine) than on the road (three of nine) this year.
  • The Tigers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (1-8) this year.

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Tigers are scoring 72.2 points per game, 0.5 more than their season average (71.7).
  • In its last 10 games, Pacific is allowing 83.9 points per game, 7.8 more points than its season average (76.1).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Tigers are sinking 7.4 treys per contest, 0.7 more than their season average (6.7). They also own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (32.7%) compared to their season average (30.2%).

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 9-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-4 (Home: 2-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-12 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (235th in nation) 44.7 (258th) 32.0 (210th) 31.7 (208th) 13.7 (189th) 11.7 (219th)
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