
Oregon State vs Pepperdine Prediction 1/23/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Pepperdine (7-12) vs. Oregon State (14-6)
January 23, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Oregon State -14; Over/Under: 144.5
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The Pepperdine Waves and the Oregon State Beavers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Gill Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oregon State vs Pepperdine Prediction.
Pepperdine Recap
The Pepperdine Waves come into this game looking to bounce back after a 74-50 loss at the hands of Saint Mary’s last time out to fall to 7-12 on the year. After this game, Pepperdine will head home for a matchup with Pacific.
Waves Drop Back-To-Back Games
Stefan Todorovic has 18.9 PPG to lead Pepperdine in scoring along with 5.6 RPG and 2.3 APG while Moe Odum has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 7 APG to lead Pepperdine in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Pepperdine up to this point in the year. Boubacar Coulibaly has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG while Dovydas Butka has 7.8 PPG with 6.7 RPG so far this season. As a team, Pepperdine is averaging 72.4 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 33.2% from behind the arc, and 71.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Pepperdine Waves will win
- The road team has won four of Pepperdine’s last five games.
- Oregon State has lost three of its last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Oregon State Recap
The Oregon State Beavers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-70 loss at the hands of San Francisco last time out to drop to 14-6 on the year. After this game, Oregon State will welcome Santa Clara to town.
Beavers Looking To Get Back On Track
Michael Rataj leads the Beavers in scoring and rebounding with 17.2 PPG and 8.3 RPG while Nate Kingz has 11.6 PPG and Parsa Fallah has 12.4 PPG with 3.6 RPG. Damarco Minor also has 10 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Beavers in assists on the year and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oregon State up to this point in the year. As a team, Oregon State is averaging 77.9 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three, and 78.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Oregon State Beavers will win
- Oregon State has won each of its last seven home games.
- Pepperdine has lost each of its last seven night games against the West Coast Conference.
Oregon State vs Pepperdine Prediction
I’m on Oregon State here. I just have my concerns with Pepperdine, that they’re still one of the lower-tier teams in the WCC that do what teams like the Waves, Pacific, Portland, and San Diego do year after year, and that’s cannibalizing each other at the bottom of the WCC standings while the rest of the conference beats down on them. Now it’s hard to know right away if that’s going to be something that Oregon State follows suit with, but the Beavers have been so strong at home this season and aren’t really a team I want to step in front of when Pepperdine is the alternative. The Beavers have already beaten similar teams like Pacific on the road by 36 and San Diego at home by 27. I’m not saying this is a big margin like that, but I think that Oregon State can get the win and cover at home here. Give me the Beavers.