Santa Clara vs Pepperdine Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/23/23
Pepperdine Waves (9-19) vs. Santa Clara Broncos (21-8)
February 23, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Santa Clara Broncos -11 / Pepperdine Waves +11; Over/Under: +159.5
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The Pepperdine Waves and Santa Clara Broncos meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Leavey Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Pepperdine Waves Betting Preview
The Pepperdine Waves are averaging 78.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 81.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Maxwell Lewis is averaging 17.7 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Houston Mallette is averaging 13.7 points and 2.6 assists. Jevon Porter is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Mitchell Jr. is dishing 4.9 assists. The Pepperdine Waves are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71 percent from the free throw line. The Pepperdine Waves are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The Santa Clara Broncos Betting Preview
The Santa Clara Broncos are averaging 76.7 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 73 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Brandin Podziemski is averaging 19.5 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Carlos Stewart is averaging 15.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. Keshawn Justice is the third double-digit scorer and Carlos Marshall Jr. is dishing 1.3 assists. The Santa Clara Broncos are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
Pepperdine vs Santa Clara Trends
The Waves are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Broncos are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games. The over is 19-7-1 in Waves last 27 overall. The over is 7-3 in Broncos last 10 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Pepperdine Waves aren’t a good team that’s not getting any better, and they’re 2-9 ATS on the road, where they lose by an average of 13.4 points. The Santa Clara Broncos don’t comfortably win games despite their record, but they’re easily the better team here, and oddsmakers think this won’t be close. Give me the home favorite.
