Halftime Report
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Pepperdine looks much better today on their home court. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Pacific 34-20.
Pepperdine entered the matchup with three straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it four. Can they turn things around, or will Pacific hand them another loss? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
Pacific Tigers @ Pepperdine Waves
Current Records: Pacific 6-16, Pepperdine 7-13
How To Watch
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting West Coast matchup on schedule as the Pacific Tigers and the Pepperdine Waves are set to tip at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Thursday, Pacific came up short against LMU and fell 73-68.
Pacific’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Elias Ralph, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds, and Elijah Fisher, who went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ralph a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Meanwhile, Pepperdine suffered a painful 83-63 defeat at the hands of Oregon State on Thursday.
Stefan Todorovic put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 19 points along with seven rebounds.
Pacific’s loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Pepperdine, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Pacific is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. Anyone thinking of taking them against the spread should keep this in mind: the team hasn’t covered the last four times they’ve played Pepperdine.
Pacific lost to Pepperdine on the road by a decisive 87-70 margin when the teams last played on January 4th. Can Pacific avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Pepperdine is a big 7.5-point favorite against Pacific, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 147.5 points.
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Series History
Pepperdine has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Pacific.
- Jan 04, 2025 – Pepperdine 87 vs. Pacific 70
- Mar 07, 2024 – Pepperdine 102 vs. Pacific 43
- Feb 21, 2024 – Pepperdine 89 vs. Pacific 70
- Jan 11, 2024 – Pepperdine 93 vs. Pacific 78
- Mar 02, 2023 – Pacific 84 vs. Pepperdine 71
- Feb 02, 2023 – Pacific 81 vs. Pepperdine 72
- Jan 07, 2023 – Pacific 80 vs. Pepperdine 75
- Feb 05, 2022 – Pepperdine 70 vs. Pacific 64
- Feb 03, 2022 – Pacific 81 vs. Pepperdine 76
- Jan 21, 2021 – Pepperdine 85 vs. Pacific 68