Pepperdine Waves vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pepperdine Waves vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Pepperdine Waves (9-14) are headed to Beasley Coliseum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Washington State Cougars (15-9).

The Pepperdine Waves took the court against Portland and took a loss by a score of 84-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Waves left the arena with 18 and Portland accounted for 19 fouls. They made 13 of their 28 attempts from 3-point range. Portland finished the game shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by making 11 of 15 shots. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Portland recorded 18 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Pepperdine allowed 55.6% from the field on 30 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Waves converted 9 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 56.3%. Pepperdine ended having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (25 of 64) and made 5 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Dovydas Butka is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played 27 mins played and pulled down 12 rebounds. He went 54.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Pepperdine will play this contest with a record of 9-14 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Pepperdine is pulling down 35.8 boards per contest and has earned 361 assists this year, which is 65th in college in terms of passing. The Waves are connecting on 32.9% from downtown (150 of 456) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They average 72.2 points per contest (238th in D-1) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Waves are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 216th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 306 surrendered on the year. The Waves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (606 of 1,379) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 32.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 236th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (73.3).

The last time they took the court, the Washington State Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 75-51 against San Francisco. In reference to rebounds, Washington State allowed San Francisco to get 38 in all (11 offensive). They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by going 9 of 33 and finished the contest at 20 out of 26 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Cougars allowed San Francisco to knock down 23 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Cougars finished 19 out of 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington State converted 4 of 24 tries (16.7%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a percentage of 52.9%. San Francisco earned 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed it up 18 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Cougars were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this game.

Dane Erikstrup was important for the Cougars for this game. He converted 6 out of 7 in the matchup giving him a rate of 85.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Washington State has a win-loss record of 15-9 this year. The Cougars are committing 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per contest (28th in college) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per game. Washington State has scored 1,890 pts for the campaign (78.8 per contest) and they snag 35.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cougars are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the nation.

The Washington State defense concedes 31.7% on 3-point shots (185 of 583) and their opponents are making 69.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.1 dimes and 33.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 179th and 102nd in the country. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 295th in the country in PPG given up with 75.7. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (213th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington State

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