Pacific at Pepperdine 1/21/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Pacific Tigers are set to visit Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California for a WCC clash against the Pepperdine Waves. The Pacific Tigers come into this matchup with a 5-1 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Loyola Marymount Lions, 58-49. Leading the way for the Pacific Tigers was sophomore guard Daniss Jenkins as he recorded 18 points. Joining Jenkins in the backcourt was senior guard Broc Finstuen who had a productive outing for the Tigers with 14 points and 4 rebounds.

The Pacific Tigers had a good shooting game against the Loyola Marymount Lions as they connected on 20 of their 42 field goal attempts (47.6%), but they struggled from behind the three-point line (33.3%). The Pacific Tigers lost the turnover battle against the Loyola Marymount Lions (21-17), but they edged out the Lions in the rebounding department (30-24).

The Pepperdine Waves come into this matchup with a 5-6 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Portland Pilots, 80-65. Leading the way for the Pepperdine Waves was junior forward Kessler Edwards as he recorded 21 points and 9 rebounds. Joining Edwards in the frontcourt was senior forward Kene Chukwuka who had a productive outing for the Waves with 14 points and 7 rebounds.

The Pepperdine Waves had a good shooting game against the Portland Pilots as they connected on 33 of their 67 field goal attempts (49.3%), but they struggled from behind the three-point line (24%). The Pepperdine Waves were even with the Portland Pilots in the turnover battle (16-16), but they dominated the Pilots in the rebounding department (44-31).