The Pepperdine Waves and San Diego Toreros meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Pepperdine Waves look for their eighth win. The San Diego Toreros look for their ninth win.
The Pepperdine Waves are averaging 78.4 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 77.2 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Maxwell Lewis is averaging 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds, while Houston Mallette is averaging 13.3 points and 2.9 assists. Jevon Porter is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Mitchell Jr. is dishing 0.6 assists. The Pepperdine Waves are shooting 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Pepperdine Waves are allowing 33.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The San Diego Toreros are averaging 76.6 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 76.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Jase Townsend is averaging 14.9 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Eric Williams Jr. is averaging 14.7 points and 9.9 rebounds. Marcellus Earlington is the third double-digit scorer and Seikou Sisoho Jawara is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The San Diego Toreros are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego Toreros are allowing 40.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.
The Waves are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Toreros are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Waves last 7 overall. The over is 22-8 in Toreros last 30 overall. The road team is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
These are two teams falling apart over the last week, so who knows what to expect here. The difference is the San Diego Toreros are at home, where they win by an average of 4.7 points. The Pepperdine Waves have had zero success on the road, where they lose by an average of 17.8 points. Give me San Diego to bounce back.