Pepperdine Waves vs Hawaii Warriors Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Hawaii Warriors

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: ESPN2

The Hawaii Warriors (6-3) host the Pepperdine Waves (6-5) at Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday.

The Pepperdine Waves took the court against Cal State Los Angeles and earned the victory with a final of 92-69 in their last contest. Pepperdine wrapped up the game with a 61.0% field goal percentage (36 of 59) and converted 11 of their 21 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Waves buried 9 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 56.3%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 assists in the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to defense, Pepperdine allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 out of 64 shooting. Cal State Los Angeles earned 18 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, Cal State Los Angeles pulled down 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cal State Los Angeles shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 15 attempts. They also made 11 of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Waves walked away with 16 while Cal State Los Angeles racked up 17 personal fouls.

Maxwell Lewis is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Pepperdine will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-5 so far this year. They have an average of 79.4 points per contest (61st in Division 1) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Waves are shooting 40.6% on shots from downtown (110 of 271) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Pepperdine is pulling down 39.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 181 assists for the campaign, which is 78th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Waves are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 31.3% from 3-point land and they are 294th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.7). The Waves defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.1% (290 of 723) and they relinquish 37.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 207th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Hawaii Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 90-66 when they faced Saint Francis. The Warriors collected 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Saint Francis was called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 68.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Hawaii made 11 out of 20 tries (55.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors ended up shooting 34 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0%. The Warriors allowed Saint Francis to bury 26 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3% for this game. They finished the game shooting 27.8% from beyond the arc by going 5 of 18 and finished the contest at 9 of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to rebounds, Hawaii allowed Saint Francis to get 27 in total (6 offensive).

Kamaka Hepa was important for the Warriors in the game. He buried 12 of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 14 rebounds. He scored 30 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Hawaii has a mark of 6-3 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 184th in college hoops. Hawaii has 630 points for the season (70.0 per contest) and they average 35.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (142nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest. The Warriors are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls every game and they go 70.3% from the free throw line.

The Hawaii defense allows 27.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (41 of 149) and their opponents are making 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 7.2 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 1st and 84th in D-1. The Warriors defensively are ranked 23rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 60.4. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (60th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pepperdine

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