Pepperdine vs Iona 12/25/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Iona Gaels (8-4) vs. Pepperdine Waves (7-6)
December 25, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Pepperdine Waves +6.5 / Iona Gaels -6.5; Over/Under: +151.5
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The Iona Gaels and the Pepperdine Waves meet in college basketball action from the Stan Sheriff Center on Sunday.
The Iona Gaels will look to build on their 83-72 win over Seattle last time out. Daniss Jenkins leads the Gaels in scoring and assists with 16.9 PPG and 4.7 APG along with 3.8 RPG. Walter Clayton Jr. has 15.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3.1 APG while Nelly Junior Joseph has 15.1 PPG with 6.9 RPG. Quinn Slazinski has 12.2 PPG with 7.8 RPG in five games as well to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Iona up to this point in the year. As a team, Iona is averaging 77.9 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 77.3% from the foul line this season.
The Pepperdine Waves will try to build on an 81-70 win over George Washington last time out. Maxwell Lewis leads the Waves in scoring with 19.1 PPG along with 5.8 RPG and 2.9 APG while Houston Mallette has 14.2 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 3.2 APG this season. Mike Mitchell Jr. has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 4.5 APG to leads the Waves in the assist department. Jevon Porter has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Pepperdine as the Waves’ top rebounder up to this point in the year. As a team, Pepperdine is averaging 78.8 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 39.4% from three and 69.9% from the foul line this season.
Iona is 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a win while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 neutral site games. Pepperdine is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall.
I get the case to be made on either side here, but I’m looking at the over. These are two talented offensive units, and it wouldn’t surprise me if both teams got into the mid-70s at the very least in this one, if not the 80s. I think we should be ready for an offensive clinic in this one, so give me the over in what I expect to be a track meet.
