Check out our free Portland vs Pepperdine pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Malibu. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.

Portland vs Pepperdine Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds

Pilots vs Waves Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Portland Pilots at Pepperdine Waves
  • Where: Malibu at Firestone Fieldhouse
  • Date: Saturday, February 4th
  • Betting Odds: Portland -1.5, PORT -125 | PEPP +103 O/U 155.0

Pilots Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Pepperdine, the Portland Pilots will be taking the floor for the 26th time this season and have an overall record of 12-13. So far, the Pilots have played 11 games on the road, with a record of 3-8. This season, Portland has been favored to win in 11 games, sitting with a mark of 7-4. For today’s contest, Portland has a betting line set -1.5 points in their favor.

Portland’s leading scorer this season is Tyler Robertson, who is averaging 14.21 points per contest. So far, Robertson has accounted for 17.81% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.96 rebounds per game and 5.54 assists. Moses Wood is the second leading scorer for the Pilots, averaging 14.95 points per game. Between him and Wood, they are accounting for 34.2% of the team’s scoring.

On offense, Portland is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 73.9 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 25 games, they have only hit 34.5% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 38.03% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.

Waves Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Portland, the Pepperdine Waves will be taking the floor for the 25th time this season and have an overall record of 7-17. Currently, the Waves have been the home team 14 times, sitting with a record of 7-7. So far, the Waves have been the underdog 12 times, going 0-12 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.

Pepperdine’s leading scorer this season is Maxwell Lewis, who is averaging 18.75 points per contest. So far, Lewis has accounted for 24.42% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 5.88 rebounds per game and 2.75 assists. Houston Mallette is the second leading scorer for the Waves, averaging 12.67 points per game. Between him and Mallette, they are accounting for 40.9% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Pepperdine this season, as they are currently ranked 292nd in college basketball at 68.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Waves’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.0%, placing them 252nd in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Portland Pilots -1.5

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Portland Pilots to pick up the win and cover the spread as -1.5 point betting favorites. Although Portland as a team is just 263rd in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Waves’ defense. At -1.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Pilots to come out on top and cover.