The San Francisco Dons (14-5, 4-2 WCC) hit the road in WCC action against the Pepperdine Waves (7-10, 1-3 WCC) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. The Dons are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 149.
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Who Will Win San Francisco vs. Pepperdine?
San Francisco and Pepperdine Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
San Francisco is 5-4 against the spread when favored by 6.5 points or more this season.
Pepperdine is 2-4-1 against the spread when an underdog by 6.5 points or more this season.
The two teams average a combined 2.0 more points per game, 151, than this game’s over/under of 149 points.
San Francisco and Pepperdine have seen their opponents average a combined 8.9 fewer points per game than the point total of 149 set for this game.
The average point total for San Francisco’s games this season is 4.7 fewer points than the over/under of 149 in this matchup.
Waves games this year have averaged an over/under of 146.8 points, 2.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The Dons are 7-9-1 against the spread this season.
So far this season, the Waves have compiled an 8-7-1 record against the spread.
San Francisco Stats & Insights
San Francisco averages 76.7 points per game (139th in college basketball) while giving up 67.6 per outing (77th in college basketball). It has a +172 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.1 points per game.
San Francisco comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 3.4 boards. It is recording 33.2 rebounds per game (148th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 29.8 per contest.
The Dons hit 2.4 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.1 (67th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.7.
San Francisco ranks 119th in college basketball with 98.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 84th in college basketball defensively with 87.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Dons are scoring 80.7 points per game when playing at home. On the road, they are averaging 72.3 points per contest.
Pepperdine Stats & Insights
Pepperdine outscores opponents by 1.8 points per game (posting 74.3 points per game, 206th in college basketball, and allowing 72.5 per contest, 221st in college basketball) and has a +31 scoring differential.
The 33.4 rebounds per game Pepperdine accumulates rank 138th in the country, 1.6 more than the 31.8 its opponents collect.
Pepperdine connects on 7.1 three-pointers per game (246th in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (154th in college basketball), compared to the 7.3 its opponents make, shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc.
Pepperdine averages 94.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (204th in college basketball), and concedes 92.5 points per 100 possessions (206th in college basketball).
In 2024-25 the Waves are averaging 19.1 more points per game at home (84.1) than away (65.0).
San Francisco Key Players to Watch
The scoring leader for the Dons this season is Malik Thomas, who averages 20.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.
Tyrone Riley IV is San Francisco’s leading rebounder, grabbing 5.6 per game, while Marcus Williams is its best passer, averaging 4.3 assists in each contest.
The Dons get the most three-point shooting production out of Williams, who makes 2.1 threes per game.
The San Francisco steals leader is Thomas, who averages 2.1 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Carlton Linguard, who compiles 0.9 rejections per contest.
Pepperdine Key Players to Watch
Stefan Todorovic is at the top of the Waves scoring leaderboard with 19.5 points per game. Todorovic also collects 5.5 rebounds and racks up 2.2 assists per game.
The Pepperdine leaders in rebounding and assists are Boubacar Coulibaly with 7.2 rebounds per game (also adding 9.1 points and 1.2 assists per game) and Moe Odum with 7.4 assists per game (also tacking on 13.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game).
Todorovic is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Waves, hitting 2.4 threes per game.
Pepperdine’s leader in steals is Odum with 1.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Coulibaly with 1.8 per game.
San Francisco vs. Pepperdine Prediction
San Francisco 75, Pepperdine 71
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