Portland vs Pepperdine Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for WCC Tournament

The No. 8 seed Portland Pilots (12-19, 7-11 WCC) and the No. 9 seed Pepperdine Waves (10-21, 4-14 WCC) will look to move on in the WCC tournament on Friday as they square off at 9 p.m. ET.

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Portland vs. Pepperdine Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Game time: 9 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Paradise, Nevada
• Arena: Orleans Arena

Portland vs. Pepperdine Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pepperdine win (55.6%)

See the betting insights and trends below before placing a wager on Friday's Portland-Pepperdine spread (Portland -1.5) or over/under (156.5 points).

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Portland vs. Pepperdine: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Portland has covered 16 times in 29 matchups with a spread this season.
• Pepperdine has covered 12 times in 30 chances against the spread this season.
• Portland (5-2) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (71.4%) than Pepperdine (7-14) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (33.3%).
• The Pilots have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered seven times in 14 games when playing at home, and they've covered eight times in 12 games when playing on the road.
• Against the spread, the Waves have performed better at home (7-8-0) than on the road (4-9-0).
• Portland's record against the spread in conference action is 11-7-0.
• Against the spread in WCC games, Pepperdine is 7-11-0 this season.

Portland vs. Pepperdine: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Portland has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in seven games this year and has walked away with the win five times (71.4%) in those games.
• This season, the Pilots have come away with a win five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 or better on the moneyline.
• Pepperdine has gone 3-18 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 14.3% of those games).
• The Waves have a 3-18 record (winning just 14.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of -106 or longer.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Portland has a 53.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Portland vs. Pepperdine Head-to-Head Comparison

• Portland has been outscored by 7.4 points per game (scoring 72.9 per game to rank 209th in college basketball while giving up 80.3 per outing to rank 350th in college basketball) and has a -227 scoring differential overall.
• Max Mackinnon's team-leading 14.4 points per game ranks 324th in the nation.
• Pepperdine is being outscored by 4.0 points per game, with a -125 scoring differential overall. It puts up 72.9 points per game (209th in college basketball), and allows 76.9 per outing (313th in college basketball).
• Stefan Todorovic is ranked 66th in the country with a team-high 18.0 points per game.
• The Pilots are 306th in the nation at 29.7 rebounds per game. That's 3.8 fewer than the 33.5 their opponents average.
• A.Rapp leads the Pilots with 6.5 rebounds per game (230th in college basketball action).
• The 32.2 rebounds per game the Waves accumulate rank 172nd in college basketball. Their opponents collect 32.4.
• Boubacar Coulibaly is 165th in college basketball with 7.0 rebounds per game, leading the Waves.
• Portland averages 92.9 points per 100 possessions (263rd in college basketball), while giving up 102.2 points per 100 possessions (353rd in college basketball).
• The Waves average 93.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (258th in college basketball), and concede 98.2 points per 100 possessions (306th in college basketball).

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