Pepperdine Waves vs Rice Owls Prediction, 11/10/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Pepperdine Waves (15-12 last season) are on their way to Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will take on the Rice Owls (15-13 last year).

The Pepperdine Waves stepped onto the hardwood against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and went home with a win by a final score of 84-61 in their last game. Pepperdine walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (32 out of 64) and made 8 of 23 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Waves buried 12 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defense, Pepperdine allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the field on 19 out of 50 shooting. Coastal Carolina recorded 10 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Moreover, Coastal Carolina pulled down 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Coastal Carolina finished the game shooting 70.8% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 24 shots. They buried 6 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Waves walked away with 20 while the Chanticleers accumulated 18 fouls.

Darryl Polk Jr is a player who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins but concluded the game with no rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Pepperdine enters this game after finishing with a mark of 15-12 last season. They averaged 76.9 pts per contest (49th in Division 1) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Waves connected on 32.6% on three-point shots (187 of 573) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Pepperdine grabbed 35.1 rebounds per contest and accounted for 440 dimes last season, which ranked 25th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turned it over 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Waves were able to force their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.2 personal fouls. They were 295th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 373 surrendered last season. The Waves defense allowed a FG percentage of 43.8% (707 of 1,616) and they conceded 35.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They relinquished 28.1% on shots from distance while they were 265th in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rice Owls went home defeated by a final of 73-60 when they faced the UAB Blazers. In regard to rebounding, Rice permitted UAB to get 37 in total (15 offensive). They shot 35.7% from downtown by connecting on 5 out of 14 and ended up going 8 out of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Owls permitted the Blazers to convert 30 out of 68 tries from the floor which had them at 44.1% for the contest. In all, the Owls went 21 out of 46 from the floor which had them shooting 45.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Rice knocked down 9 out of their 18 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. The Blazers had 10 fouls for the game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. The Owls pulled down 20 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards for a total of 21 in the game.

Max Fiedler ended up having an impact for the Owls for the matchup. He buried 7 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for the contest.

Rice had a record of 15-13 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls hit 44.0% from the floor, which ranked 188th in the nation. Rice earned 2,068 points over the course of last year (73.9 per game) and they collected 37.0 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 15.1 times per game (57th in the country) and they turned it over 15.1 times per contest. The Owls were responsible for committing 13.9 fouls per game and they connected on 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Rice defense conceded 35.3% from downtown (217 of 614) and their opponents connected on 70.1% of their foul shots. They conceded 14.7 assists and 35.1 rebounds every game, which was ranked 284th and 188th in the country. The Owls on the defensive side of the court were 266th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.6. They were able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (233rd in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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