The Saint Mary’s Gaels (23-6, 14-0 WCC) will attempt to continue a 15-game winning run when visiting the Pepperdine Waves (12-18, 5-10 WCC) on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Firestone Fieldhouse. This matchup is at 11:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network.
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Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Pepperdine Game Time and Odds
- Game Day: Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Game Time: 11:00 PM ET
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- Location: Malibu, California
- Arena: Firestone Fieldhouse
- Moneyline favorite: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-1629)
- Spread: Saint Mary’s (CA) (-15.5)
- Total: 136.5
Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Pepperdine Statistics and Rankings
Saint Mary’s (CA) Rank | Saint Mary’s (CA) Stat | Pepperdine Stat | Pepperdine Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
153rd | 74.6 | Points Scored | 73.1 | 200th |
2nd | 58.1 | Points Allowed | 75.3 | 280th |
38th | 15.9 | Assists | 13.1 | 175th |
23rd | 9.2 | Turnovers | 10.4 | 92nd |
70th | 46.6% | Field Goal % | 45.1% | 153rd |
4th | 38.7% | Field Goal % Allowed | 49.0% | 360th |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Leaders
- Mitchell Saxen: 11.6 PTS, 7.6 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.6 STL, 1.4 BLK
- Augustas Marciulionis: 12.3 PTS, 3.0 REB, 4.9 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Aidan Mahaney: 13.9 PTS, 2.7 REB, 2.7 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Joshua Jefferson: 10.2 PTS, 6.5 REB, 2.2 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Alex Ducas: 9.8 PTS, 5.4 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.2 BLK
Pepperdine Leaders
- Michael Ajayi: 17.5 PTS, 9.5 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Houston Mallette: 14.9 PTS, 3.2 REB, 2.5 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Jevon Porter: 15.5 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Malik Moore: 8.4 PTS, 2.0 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Ethan Anderson: 5.8 PTS, 2.3 REB, 3.1 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.1 BLK
Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. Pepperdine Recent Trends
Saint Mary’s (CA)
- Saint Mary’s (CA) has a 10-0 record straight-up in its past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s past 10 contests saw six hit the over.
- The last 10 Saint Mary’s (CA) games averaged 134.4 total points, 2.1 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over the last 10 games, Saint Mary’s (CA) is scoring 4.4 points more per game compared to its season average.
Pepperdine
- Pepperdine has a 3-7 record straight-up in its last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
- Pepperdine and its opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
- Pepperdine’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 148.2 points scored. That’s 11.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- Across its last 10 games, Pepperdine has scored 1.0 more point per contest compared to its 73.1 PPG season-long scoring average.