Pepperdine vs. San Diego betting: College basketball preview for January 30

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The San Diego Toreros (4-18, 1-8 WCC) are just 3-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game home losing streak when they square off against the Pepperdine Waves (8-13, 2-6 WCC) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 148.5.

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Pepperdine Cover -3 vs San Diego -105

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Pepperdine vs. San Diego betting lines

  • Pepperdine moneyline odds to win: -151
  • San Diego moneyline odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Pepperdine (-3)
  • Total: 148.5

Pepperdine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Pepperdine has done a better job covering the spread at home (6-4-0) than it has in road tilts (2-5-1).
  • The Waves have eclipsed the over/under in five of 10 home games (50%). They’ve fared the same in road games, topping the total in four of eight matchups (50%).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Waves have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 68.7 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 71.4 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • Pepperdine has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, allowing 72.7 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 72.0 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • The Waves are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 6.1 threes per game and shooting 31.1% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6.4 makes and 32.8% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Pepperdine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-1 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-5-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 4-8-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-2; 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
44.5 (199th in nation) 43.4 (172nd) 32.3 (182nd) 32.0 (228th) 15.9 (62nd) 11.1 (151st)

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San Diego statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, San Diego has an identical winning percentage (.500) at home (6-6-0 record) and away (4-4-0).
  • Both at home (six of 12) and away (four of eight), the Toreros’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time.
  • The Toreros, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-6) as on the road (0-8) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Toreros are putting up 67.5 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark in their previous 10 games, tallying 68.2 a contest.
  • San Diego has played worse defensively in its previous 10 games, allowing 80.6 points per contest, 4.1 more points than its season average of 76.5.
  • The Toreros are draining 6.5 treys per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (6.1). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.0%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (28.3%).

San Diego betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-10-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 8-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-15 (Home: 0-6; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (345th in nation) 44.4 (238th) 31.6 (235th) 33.7 (311th) 11.0 (342nd) 13.1 (316th)
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