Pacific Tigers vs Pepperdine Waves Prediction, 3/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Pepperdine Waves

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Pacific Tigers (6-25) are on their way to Orleans Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Pepperdine Waves (12-19).

The Pacific Tigers played San Diego and took a loss by a final of 81-69 in their last game. Pacific ended the game with a 44.0% FG percentage (22 of 50) and made 5 of their 16 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 20 of 33 tries for a rate of 60.6%. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding defending, Pacific let their opponent shoot 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. San Diego earned 14 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, San Diego snagged 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. San Diego shot 78.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 26 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 17 while San Diego recorded 23 personal fouls.

Donovan Williams is one player who came through for the matchup. He recorded 15 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished 33.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Pacific enters this one with a win-loss mark of 6-25 for the campaign. They average 65.4 pts per game (344th in the nation) while hitting 41.7% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 31.9% on three-point attempts (198 of 620) and 64.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Pacific is pulling down 27.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 412 assists for the season, which ranks 144th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are 307th in college hoops in giving up assists with 435 surrendered for the season. The Tigers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (864 of 1,802) and they relinquish 37.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 338th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.1).

The last time they took the court, the Pepperdine Waves took a defeat with a final score of 83-57 against St. Mary's. The Waves were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 18 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. St. Mary's earned 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Waves to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Concerning three-point shots, Pepperdine converted 4 out of 12 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Waves finished 18 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 36.7%. The Waves allowed St. Mary's to bury 34 out of 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 59.6% in this matchup. They shot 40.9% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 11 at the charity stripe (54.5%). In regard to how they rebounded, Pepperdine allowed St. Mary's to get 34 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Jevon Porter ended up being important for the Waves for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 40 mins on the court and added 3 dimes for this game.

Pepperdine has a mark of 12-19 for the year. The Waves are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per game and they go 70.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per game (208th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. Pepperdine has accumulated 2,249 pts on the year (72.5 per contest) and they pull in 33.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Waves are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 166th in the country.

The Pepperdine defense allows 38.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (206 of 535) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.6 dimes and 32.7 boards per game, which ranks 248th and 70th in those defensive categories. The Waves on the defensive side of the court are 281st in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 75.6. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (361st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pacific

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