Pepperdine vs BYU College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/27/21

The BYU Cougars and Pepperdine Waves meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Firestone Fieldhouse.

The BYU Cougars look to build on their four-game winning streak. The BYU Cougars are averaging 76.9 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 66.4 points on 39.8 percent shooting. Alex Barcello is averaging 15.1 points and 4.4 rebounds while Matt Haarms is averaging 11.5 points and 0.9 assists. Brandon Averette is the third double-digit scorer and Richard Harward is dishing 1.1 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game.

The Pepperdine Waves need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Pepperdine Waves are averaging 76.2 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 73.5 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Kessler Edwards is averaging 18.3 points and 6.7 rebounds while Colbey Ross is averaging 16.3 points and 7.5 assists. Kent Chukwuka is dishing 1.5 assists and Jade’ Smith is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Pepperdine Waves are shooting 31 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Pepperdine Waves are allowing 27.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game.

The Cougars are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 3-0-2 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Waves are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Cougars last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Waves last 6 overall. The home team is 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The BYU Cougars just beat Pepperdine by 11 points a couple days ago, and that’s with them shooting just 38 percent from the field. I would expect BYU to have much more success on the offensive end this time around. The Pepperdine Waves are losing their last five games by an average of 6.4 points while shooting just 39.9 percent from the field. The BYU Cougars should be a lot more comfortable in this contest. I’ll lay the reasonable number.