Pepperdine Waves vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 1/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (4-18) will take on the Pepperdine Waves (8-13) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday.

The Pepperdine Waves faced off with Pacific and took home the win by a score of 60-44 in their last game. Pepperdine finished the game with a 33.3% field goal percentage (19 of 57) and made 2 of their 10 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Waves converted 20 of their 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists in this matchup while forcing 20 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defense, Pepperdine allowed the other team to shoot 28.0% from the floor on 14 out of 50 shooting. Pacific dished out 7 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Pacific pulled down 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pacific ended up shooting 76.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 17 tries. They made 3 of their 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Waves ended up with 19 and Pacific accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Stefan Todorovic is one player who was a factor in this contest. He shot 41.7% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and also snagged 10 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Pepperdine comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 8-13 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.4 fouls every game. As a team, Pepperdine is snagging 35.9 rebounds per contest and has 333 assists on the campaign, which is 53rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Waves are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (135 of 411) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.4 pts per contest (257th in the nation) while hitting 44.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Waves are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They surrender 31.7% from 3-point land while they are 201st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.0). The Waves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (548 of 1,264) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 190th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 271 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego Toreros took a defeat with a final score of 81-69 when they played San Francisco. The Toreros earned 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. San Francisco was called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Toreros to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of three-point attempts, San Diego buried 4 of their 19 tries (21.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Toreros finished shooting 22 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.7%. The Toreros allowed San Francisco to make 26 of 55 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.3% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 24 and ended up going 21 out of 31 from the charity stripe (67.7%). In relation to cleaning the glass, San Diego allowed San Francisco to get 36 overall (14 offensive).

Tony Duckett pitched in for the Toreros for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists for the matchup. He made 7 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

San Diego has a mark of 4-18 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Toreros are shooting 40.7% from the floor, which is 345th in the nation. San Diego has scored 1,485 points on the season (67.5 per game) and they average 34.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (343rd in college) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Toreros are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls every game and they go 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Toreros defensively are ranked 307th in college in PPG given up with 76.5. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (247th in college hoops). The San Diego defense concedes 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (174 of 496) and opponents are making 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 assists and 37.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 257th and 321st in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Diego and under the total points

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