Pepperdine Waves vs Portland Pilots Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Portland Pilots

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Chiles Center in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

Chiles Center is the site where the Portland Pilots (14-12) will take on the Pepperdine Waves (7-21) on Saturday.

The Pepperdine Waves played Gonzaga and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-66 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Waves ended up with 14 while Gonzaga finished the game with 16 fouls. They converted 4 of their 18 shots from 3-point range. Gonzaga finished shooting 93.3% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 15 shots. Additionally, Gonzaga pulled down 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gonzaga distributed 19 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Pepperdine allowed the other team to shoot 51.5% from the field on 34 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 23 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Waves made 12 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Pepperdine finished the contest having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (24 of 64) and knocked down 6 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Houston Mallette is a player who was a major factor for the game. He recorded 25 points on 8 of 23 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished 34.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Pepperdine will play this contest with a record of 7-21 on the season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Pepperdine is collecting 34.5 boards per game and is sitting with 413 assists this year, which ranks 25th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Waves are hitting 33.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (204 of 607) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They average 68.2 points per game (261st in the nation) while shooting 42.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Waves are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 355th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 430 relinquished so far this year. The Waves defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (784 of 1,700) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a squad. They concede 33.5% on three-point shots while they are 339th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.3).

The last time they took the court, the Portland Pilots got the victory with a final of 84-39 when they played Bushnell. The Pilots pulled down 48 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 59 in this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Bushnell committed 26 fouls for the matchup which got the Pilots to the charity stripe for 36 shots. They were able to make 28 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Portland made 6 of 29 attempts (20.7%). When all was said and done, the Pilots went 25 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 40.3%. The Pilots allowed Bushnell to bury 13 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 21.3% for the contest. They shot 12.5% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 24 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Portland allowed Bushnell to grab 24 in all (1 offensive).

Chika Nduka ended up having an impact for the Pilots in this matchup. He had 11 points in his 25 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 2 out of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 22.2%, and accumulated 14 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 14-12 for the season. As an offense, the Pilots are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which ranks them 255th in college basketball. Portland has tallied 1,891 points for the season (72.7 per contest) and they grab 37.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per contest (154th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Pilots commit 17.0 fouls per game and they shoot 80.1% from the charity stripe.

The Pilots on defense are ranked 245th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.3. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (66th in college basketball). The Portland defense allows 33.0% on 3-point attempts (224 of 679) and their opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.0 assists and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 131st and 263rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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