Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/28/23
Pepperdine Waves (7-15) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (15-7)
January 28, 2023 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: Loyola Marymount Lions -10 / Pepperdine Waves +10; Over/Under: +151
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The Pepperdine Waves and Loyola Marymount Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Gersten Pavilion. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Pepperdine Waves Betting Preview
The Pepperdine Waves are averaging 77.3 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 79.4 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Maxwell Lewis is averaging 18.6 points and 5.9 rebounds, while Houston Mallette is averaging 13.2 points and 2.5 assists. Jevon Porter is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Mitchell Jr. is dishing 5 assists. The Pepperdine Waves are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69 percent from the free throw line. The Pepperdine Waves are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The Loyola Marymount Lions Betting Preview
The Loyola Marymount Lions are averaging 76 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Cam Shelton is averaging 19 points and 6 rebounds, while Keli Leaupepe is averaging 14 points and 6.9 rebounds. Jalin Anderson is the third double-digit scorer and Alex Merkviladze is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Loyola Marymount Lions are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 67.3 percent from the free throw line. The Loyola Marymount Lions are allowing 29.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
Pepperdine vs Loyola Marymount Trends
The Waves are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 road games and 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 13-3 in Waves last 16 overall. The under is 7-1 in Lions last 8 home games. The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Pepperdine Waves are a bad team that’s getting worse and don’t expect things to change on the road, where they lose by an average of 14.6 points. Loyola Marymount is covering numbers lately and wins at home by an average of 14.6 points while shooting 47.1 percent from the field. This has the potential to get ugly. I’ll lay the chalk.
